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Laminitis Diagnosis and Treatment
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Practical explanation of laminitis, diagnostic imaging, interpretation, and treatment principles.
Speakers: Amy Rucker, DVM, Midwest Equine (Columbia, Mo.)
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Understanding Foal Care: Take 2
Foal care - understanding and learning the basics.
Speakers: Kim A. Sprayberry, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
Wendy Vaala, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Intervet equine technical services specialist
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Managing Joint Disease in the Sport Horse
It has been suggested that 60% of equine lameness problems are related to osteoarthritis, which stresses the importance of advancements of both medical & surgical treatment options.
Speakers: Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, DSc, DrMedVet (hc), Dipl. ACVS; Barbara Cox Anthony Chair and Director of Orthopaedic Research at Colorado State University (CSU)
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Deworming Your Horse: Take 2
Discussion of the changing recommendations for horse deworming strategies (focusing on strongyles) and how you can help prevent resistance to dewormers.
Speakers: Craig Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD (East Tennessee Clinical Research)
Wendy Vaala, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health equine technical services specialist
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Equine Rabies: What Every Horse Owner Should Know
Rabies is a life-threatening neurological disease that can be spread from horses to humans. Once horses show clinical signs of rabies, death generally occurs in two to four days. Learn how to protect your horse and yourself.
Speakers: Amanda House, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, is the assistant professor of Equine Health and Extension at the University of Florida. Her professional interests include neonatology, infectious disease, and preventative health care.
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WNV Reality Check!
It’s been 10 years since West Nile virus was introduced into the United States, and thousands of horses have been ill or died due to this disease. Find out how to protect your horses from this deadly disease.
Speakers: Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
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Managing Non-Infectious Respiratory Problems
Respiratory problems are a major cause of poor performance in horses. Environmental issues can cause many non-infectious respiratory problems. Learn about management techniques to minimize these issues and prevent respiratory problems.
Speakers: Ed Robinson, BVetMed, PhD (Michigan State University)
Melissa Millerick-May, MS, PhD (Michigan State University)
Bob Stenbom, DVM – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica equine professional services veterinarian and former private practitioner.
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Managing Equine Joint Disease
Equine degenerative joint disease and its associated lameness are among the most common conditions diagnosed in performance horses and other equine athletes. Learn about breakthrough treatment protocols to manage equine joint inflammation.
Speakers: David Frisbie, DVM, PhD, DACVS (Colorado State University) and Craig Shoemaker, DVM – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica equine professional services veterinarian and former private practitioner.
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Deworming Your Horse
The latest information on deworming strategies and how you can help prevent resistance to dewormers.
Speakers: Craig Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD (East Tennessee Clinical Research)
Wendy Vaala, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, is an Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health equine technical services specialist and a former private practitioner.
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Ulcers: Is Your Horse At Risk?
Ulcers can affect horses in as few as five days--from the competitive athlete to the pleasure horse.
Speakers: Frank Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, Director of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine's Equine Studies Program
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Understanding Equine Rabies
Because many neurologic diseases can have similar clinical signs, it’s important to understand how rabies can infect horses and the people handling them.
Speakers: Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
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Strategic Deworming
The old model of deworming rotation has been replaced by knowing more about each horse’s parasite status and managing each horse to prevent the spread of parasites.
Speakers: Heidi A. Brady, PhD, is an associate professor at Texas Tech University
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Disease Prevention
What can you do to protect your horses from contagious and infectious diseases?
Speakers: Josie Traub-Dargatz, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
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Understanding Foal Care
Foal care - understanding and learning the basics.
Speakers: Kim A. Sprayberry, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, internist with the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
Wendy Vaala, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Intervet equine technical services specialist and a former private practitioner
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Understanding Equine Influenza
Influenza in horses, learning the basics.
Speakers: Tom Chambers, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Science at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center
Roberta Dwyer, DVM, a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, is a professor in the Department of Veterinary Science at the Gluck Center
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Understanding West Nile Virus
What West Nile virus is and its history in the United States, its clinical signs,how to protect your horses, and treatment options.
Speakers: Debra C. Sellon, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor of Equine Medicine at Washington State University
Maureen Long, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, an assistant professor of Large Animal Medicine at the University of Florida
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Understanding Laminitis
Introduction to laminitis, risk factors involved, diagnosis and treatment.
Speakers: Rustin Moore, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS (Ohio State University)
Jim Belknap, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS (Ohio State University)
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