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The Olympic Veterinary Clinic: It's All in the Details
by: Jennifer O. Bryant
August 19 2008,
Article # 12539
Olympic veterinary services manager Christopher Riggs, BVSc, PhD, DEO, DipECVS, MRCVS, led a group of foreign media representatives through the impressive Olympic veterinary clinic and facilities at the Sha Tin Racecourse, host to all competition except for the eventing cross-country. Riggs was a few minutes late in meeting the Aug. 15 tour group, having just returned from the Hong Kong airport, where the first group of horses (mostly eventers) had ...
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