Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has announced $850,888 in funding for 20 projects in 2004. The funding will be distributed to principal investigating scientists at a dozen universities and brings the foundation’s total funding since 1983 to $11,047,105 to underwrite 189 projects at 31 universities.

The research funded in 2004 includes the launch of 11 new projects and the

Compounding is not permitted by the FDA, she said. However, the FDA recognizes that veterinarians often need to compound drugs and therefore exercises its enforcement discretion to permit compounding. She said the confusion starts because of the broad law that puts the veterinarian in incompliance de facto, but enforcement is discretionary.

Four bills that would accelerate implementation of a national animal identification system have been introduced in Congress–two in the Senate and two in the House of Representatives. Horses are not specifically mentioned in any of these bills, but will be included in a national animal ID program at some point in the future. According to an official in one bill sponsor’s office, specifics of

If a new foal develops a problem requiring surgery, time is of the essence, said Rolf Embertson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital. The time from recognition of abdominal pain to arrival of the foal at the clinic, evaluation for surgery, and surgery preparation and execution could affect the prognosis dramatically.

I’m worried about my horses’ dependency on one another and any future bereavement of the horse left behind. Should I consider bringing in a third horse sooner rather than later?

Each year we report more information on this convention than can be covered in these pages. Full versions of some articles and additional reports can be found by visiting www.TheHorse.com/AAEP2003 or by using the given article numbers.

• “Dystocia Management,” #4954

“Your horse is ready to be released to your care at home.” These words bring relief that the surgery is past and your horse is ready to return to the farm. But then, you have an anxious moment wondering how to manage a post-operative situation. You are wondering what you should be looking for that might portend a back-slide in your horse’s recovery, and what you can do to make him comfortable

A record crowd of nearly 6,200 attended the 49th annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) in New Orleans, La. Included in that total was twice the number of veterinary students who attended the 2002 convention. The convention offered nearly 100 scientific presentations, hands-on wet labs, and an equine health seminar for horse owners.

The 50th Annual

“There are really only two ophthalmic disease: Corneal ulcers and everything else,” said Brooks. Therapies are different, and some therapies for the “everything else” can make ulcers worse, cautioned Brooks.

With researchers worldwide working on solutions to various horse health problems, there is a veritable mountain of information being published continuously. Much of this information is included in AAEP convention presentations, but some of this valuable research was either too new or brief to be included in the program.