While some forum discussions at the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) annual convention are fairly small affairs, that wasn’t true of the 2003 podiatry forum. About 65 veterinarians and farriers filled the room to discuss diagnostic analgesia, pads, Strasser trimming, ultrasound, and much more.

Tracy Turner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, a professor of equine surgery at the University of Minnesota, began by briefly discussing the AAEP’s short courses on podiatry, which include one-day veterinarian-vet student and veterinarian-farrier courses. “This year there was so much interest that we couldn’t meet the demands!” he said