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Prepping Stallions for the Breeding Season

E.L. Squires, MS, PhD February 9, 2010

Dr. Ed Squires discusses prepping stallions for the breeding season.

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Equine Multinodular Pulmonary Fibrosis (AAEP 2009)

The Horse Staff January 27, 2010

Dr. Rodney Belgrave of the Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center discusses equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis. (3:20)

NAERIC Wins 2009 Lavin Cup Welfare Award (AAEP 2009)

The Horse Staff January 27, 2010

Norm Luba, executive director of NAERIC, talks about the organization winning the 2009 Lavin Cup welfare award. (4:11)

WEG Veterinary Preparations (AAEP 2009)

The Horse Staff January 26, 2010

Dr. Kent Allen, WEG veterinary coordinator, discusses veterinary preparations for WEG. (4:41)

Abortion in Horses

Karen Wolfsdorf, DVM, Dipl. ACT January 26, 2010

Dr. Karen Wolfsdorf discusses equine abortion causes and precautions.

Conditioning horses with DSLD (AAEP 2009)

The Horse Staff January 25, 2010

Lin Xie, a student at Louisiana State University, discusses conditioning horses with degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis. (2:42)

Horse Protection Act (AAEP 2009)

The Horse Staff January 25, 2010

Dr. Rachel Cezar of the USDA APHIS talks about the Horse Protection Act. (4:38)

Veterinary Outreach at Home (AAEP 2009)

The Horse Staff January 22, 2010

Dr. Richard Markell of the Shea Center talks about veterinary outreach. (4:06)

HERDA: Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia (AAEP 2009)

Ann Rashmir-Raven, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, PGCVE, FHEA January 22, 2010

Dr. Ann Rashmir of Michigan State University talks about HERDA. (5:33)

Challenges of EPM Diagnosis (AAEP 2009)

Amy Johnson, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM January 21, 2010

Dr. Amy Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton talks about the challenges of diagnosing EPM. (2:59)

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Preparing for Colic (AAEP 2009)

Anthony Blikslager, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS January 21, 2010

Dr. Anthony Blikslager of the North Carolina State University talks about colic in horses. (7:39)

Bring Mares into Season with Lights

E.L. Squires, MS, PhD January 19, 2010

Dr. Ed Squires explains the use of lights to bring mares into season.

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The Horse Staff January 18, 2010

Dr. Ed Squires discusses upcoming education events for horse owners in Kentucky. (1:59)

Veterinary Outreach: The Equitarian Initiative (AAEP 2009)

The Horse Staff January 15, 2010

Dr. Jay Merriam talks about veterinary outreach at the 2009 AAEP convention.

Caesarean Section in Mares (AAEP 2009)

The Horse Staff January 15, 2010

Dr. Kim Abernathy of the Kentucky Lake Equine Hospital talks about C-sections in mares.

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