Preventing infectious diseases and parasites from attacking our horses are primary concerns for every horse owner. James D. Smith, DVM, a practitioner at Hagyard-Davidson-McGee Associates, PLLC, in Lexington, Ky., and Craig Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD, president of East Tennessee Clinical Research in Knoxville, Tenn., provided invaluable insight into how to keep the risks of infectious diseases and parasites to a minimum at the Thoroughbred International Exposition and Conference (TIEC) held in Lexington, Ky., June 20-22.

Smith began the hour-long presentation with his discussion on disease prevention. The goals of any disease prevention program are to reduce exposure and enhance the horse’s resistance. Management methods can include quarantining new arrivals and sick horses, and separating horses into groups by age and use

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