Our news editor, Erica Larson, is in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week covering the 2016 Western Veterinary Conference, which runs through Thurs., March 10. Topics covered include equine behavior, reproduction, lameness, internal medicine, colic, and more. Check back soon on TheHorse.com for recaps of conference presentations.  

Here are a few tweets and take-homes from the first day of the conference. For realtime updates, follow Erica (@TH_EricaLarson) and The Horse (@thehorse) on Twitter for continued updates throughout the week!