2014 Equine Research Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

This year’s inductees are Michelle LeBlanc, DVM, Dipl. ACT; Ernie Bailey, PhD, and Elwyn Firth, BVSc, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS.
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Dr. Michelle LeBlanc
Dr. Michelle LeBlanc | Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt/The Horse

The University of Kentucky (UK) Gluck Equine Research Foundation will induct three scientists into the UK Equine Research Hall of Fame Oct. 9 at the UK Hilary J. Boone Center.

Michelle LeBlanc, DVM, Dipl. ACT, a posthumous inductee formerly of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital; Ernie Bailey, PhD, professor at the UK Gluck Equine Research Center; and Elwyn Firth, BVSc, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, a professor at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, were selected for their contributions to equine science and research. Nominated by their peers and colleagues, LeBlanc, Bailey and Firth were selected by past Hall of Fame inductees.

“On behalf of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation board, I would like to congratulate this year’s inductees,” said Case Clay, chairman of the foundation’s board of directors. “The inductees were selected from a strong group of nominees who have dedicated their lives to equine research. We look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of Drs.LeBlanc, Bailey, and Firth at the induction ceremony.”

LeBlanc’s career extended over 35 years and included teaching, administration, and mentoring. She was a theriogenologist (a reproductive specialist) with interests in mare infertility, embryo transfer, placental infections in mares, and acupuncture in infertile mares. LeBlanc was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Equine Veterinary Association in 2011 and was named 2000 Theriogenologist of the Year by the American College of Theriogenologists. She died in April 2013 after a battle with ovarian cancer

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