If the job trend for veterinary school graduates continues as it has for the past few years, then the answer might be “no.” Concern was raised at the 2002 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention due to the declining number of students entering equine practice when finishing veterinary school. “There is an acute shortage of new graduates entering equine practice,” noted Bill Rood, DVM, a founding partner in Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky.

This potential crisis caused Rood and some of his peers from across the country to come up with the idea of The Introduction to Equine Practice Weekend Seminar, which will be held Aug. 29-31 in Lexington