J. Kyle Creech, DVM, attended the University of Missouri, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science and a doctorate of veterinary medicine. Creech worked as an associate veterinarian at a rural Missouri practice specializing in small animal and equine patients. After working with Novartis Animal Health as a territory manager, he joined Ceva Animal Health in 2007. At Ceva, Creech has supported the companion sales force and is now focused on supporting the equine business unit. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Missouri Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Association of Equine Practitioners.

John Pigott, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS-LA, attended veterinary school at Cornell University and completed a surgery residency at The Ohio State University while working on a master’s investigating intra-articular stem cell therapy in horses. He currently practices at Wisconsin Equine performing orthopedic and soft-tissue surgery. Pigott sees predominantly sport horses ranging from hunters, jumpers, eventers, dressage horses, barrel horses, and a smaller population of Western performance and racehorses. He treats a wide variety of navicular problems in his caseload and through the use of standing MRI at his practice. Pigott grew up working, riding, and showing in the hunter/jumper discipline, focused mainly on equitation. His professional interests include orthopedic surgery, advanced imaging, and the multiple facets of sports medicine in the performance horse.