Latest News – The Horse
Aging Farmers’ Health and Safety
Farmers have high-stress and hard-laboring lifestyles, which researchers are trying to better understand.
AAEP Foundation/Markel Scholarship Recipients Announced
Over the past 22 years, the program has allocated nearly $320,000 to assist 154 veterinary students.
AAEP Honors Past President Doug Corey, DVM
Corey was honored for his dedication to the AAEP and his efforts to preserve equine welfare.
Jill Beech, VMD, Named AAEP Distinguished Educator
Beech has influenced the careers of thousands of students and young faculty members at Penn Vet.
Cryotherapy Methods to Treat Laminitis
Cryotherapy is known to have anti-inflammatory and pain relieving effects, both of which help affected horses.
Sentimental Journey
This is how the American Veterinary Medical Association describes the human-animal bond: “a mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals that is influenced
Neck Nuisances
Her growth/tumor is finally to the size that it inhibits her ability to flex her head back to her chest.
Illinois Horse Tampering Case Probed
Law enforcement authorities in Will County, Ill., are seeking whoever is responsible for injecting a foreign
McDonnell Receives AAEP’s George Stubbs Award
The award honors a nonveterinarian individual who has made substantial contributions to veterinary medicine
Kentucky Equine Survey Launches
A University of Kentucky-led study aims to assess the number of horses in the state and their economic impact.
AAEP 2011: New President, Officers Inducted
Florida racetrack practitioner John Mitchell, DVM, began his service as the president of the American As
AAEP 2011: New Board of Directors Inducted
New members of the AAEP Board of Directors were sworn in during the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio.
Bill Passes without Defunding Horsemeat Inspections
An appropriations bill that does not specifically deny USDA funding to conduct horsemeat inspections.
2011 George Stubbs Award Winner: Dr. Sue McDonnell
Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, received the 2011 George Stubbs award at the AAEP Convention. The award recognizes a non-veterinarian who has made substantial contributions to equine veterinary medicine.
Assessing Lameness Severity in Horses with Chronic Laminitis
The use of force plate-based technology could quantify lameness severity in chronically laminitic horses.
BEVA Publishes Book to Celebrate 50 Years
The book’s 17 chapters were each written by an individual who had a significant role within the organization.
