Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine is introducing a series of free seminars for horse owners this year. They will be held on the first Tuesday of the month once a quarter at the Ames, Iowa, school.

"We are offering the opportunity for our local clients to come and spend an evening with us and get some of their questions answered," said Bruce W. Christensen, DVM, Dipl. ACT.

An assistant professor of theriogenology at the university, Christensen will be conducting the seminar on high-risk pregnancy.

The series will begin May 4 with Why We Shoe Horses by Jamey Carsel, the university's certified journeyman farrier. It will be followed by Colic in the Horse Aug. 3 (Matthew Madron, DVM, senior surgery resident), Neonatal ICU Nov. 2 (David Wong, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM), and High-Risk Pregnancy Feb. 1, 2011 (Christensen)