Leslie Guttman

In our continuing excerpt chronicling 24 hours during Foaling Season from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman, we check in with two patients whose conditions are being closely watched by their veterinarians: A...

I’m Leslie Guttman, author of Equine ER, the nonfiction book chronicling a year in the life of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. I’m also a longtime journalist and feature writer, and I grew up in Lexington,...

Our look at 24 hours during foaling season continues in this excerpt from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman. Today, we visit the ICU.  Earlier that evening, a Thoroughbred foal had come in for Dr. Bryan...

A severely colicking mare struggled for life in the emergency room in our last installment from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman. Today, we find out whether her owner decided to send her to surgery.  The...

Our chronicle of 24 hours during foaling season at one of the country’s top equine hospitals continues in this excerpt from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman. Last week, a mare with severe colic came in....

In this excerpt from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman, we spend 24 hours during foaling season at one of the world’s top equine hospitals.  It was Friday night. 10 p.m. Late February. Across...

Today we conclude our discussion about vet love in the 21st century … It is a known fact around the Kentucky Bluegrass that many Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital employees, from techs to interns to veterinarians, fall in...

Today, Equine ER continues its investigative report into the non-world-shaking issue of Vet Love. Last week, we explored the fact that because of the predominance of women over men in vet school, it’s tough for straight...

So far, this blog has been following life at an equine hospital. But what narrative is complete without love? In this case I am talking about vet love. Veterinarians often marry each other. A 2007 Australian study of...

Now on my way home to Kentucky from Equine ER’s East Coast book tour, these experiences come to mind: At a signing in New York City, a tall distinguished-looking gentleman in his 60s got tears in his eyes while telling me...