It might be an understatement to say that I’ve always found extracting equine teeth to be somewhat daunting. (I won’t use the ÔIt’s like pulling

It’s probably no coincidence that several of the speakers in the afternoon session on “How to manage critical field emergencies” referenced the Winston Churchill quote-turned-Internet-meme

It’s had many names–from azoturia to Monday morning sickness, but, despite the disease being well-recognized for hundreds of years, the causes of the equine muscle

I understand that most equestrian disciplines contain a certain degree of slippery-slope-ness. When you are dealing with elite athletes, from human gymnasts to cutting horses,

If you attend AAEP conventions there is a phrase heard over and over, year after year. It burrows into the brain with the persistence of

I’ll admit it: I’m a bad scientist. I have very little interest in combing through the journals of peer-reviewed research to learn the things I

A great line came out of the discussion during the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAVM) rounds this afternoon. During the informal back and forth about

You know you’re surrounded by equine folks when the hotel gym is 2/3 full at 5:30 in the morning. As we pulled up to the

 “My bags are packed, I’m ready to goÉ” Well, okay, they aren’t packed yet, but they will be in a few hours. I’m also leaving

We made it through Thanksgiving, stuffed ourselves, and performed the ritual of find-my-mother-in-law’s keys/cell phone/glasses. Parent-teacher conferences have been survived and appreciated. Laundry is mostly

The frustration mounted on my client’s face. Finally, the words burst out: “I’ve owned them for two years. I’ve taken lessons. I read everything. When

Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France, founder of the International Olympic Committee and the generally acknowledged father of the modern Olympic Games, envisioned a field

  Do I feel sorry for a person with a limp, a missing limb, or some other physical challenge? Yeah, I do — until that

Just days before the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games, accredited media were finally invited to take a tour of the veterinary facilities.

Exaggerated flexion of a horse’s poll and neck, although surely practiced in the past, became popularized (so to speak) in dressage in the 1980s when

  None of the British team jumping gold medalists stood on the individual jumping medal podium today. Instead, one member each of the silver-medal Dutch