The American Association of Equine Practitioners will install Peter C. Bousum, VMD, as a member of the board of directors at its 54th Annual AAEP Convention, Dec. 6-10, in San Diego, Calif. Bousum, who will represent District I (North Atlantic),
Horse of the Year Curlin closed out his record-setting career at Churchill Downs Nov. 29, as he was paraded in front of fans on the final day of the track?s Fall Meet.
The 4-year-old colt, whose career earnings of $10.5 million set a
Eighty horses were rescued in late summer by the Finger Lakes Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in New York. They needed help from day one, so they called on faculty and students from Alfred State College’s veterinary and
Equine Guelph is offering a new online course in equine genetics. The 12-week course will provide the tools, techniques, and knowledge necessary to develop an understanding of the important role that genetics plays in the equine industry.
Karen Legato has been named senior director of development and alumni affairs at the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine.
Legato has 25 years of fundraising experience in higher education, nine of which have been at
Horse owners will be able to determine the risk of their animals catching an infectious disease and gather information about infection control thanks to two new online initiatives from the University of Guelph.
The first is an online
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has renewed the accreditation of the Professional Veterinary Medical (PVM) Program at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The College was informed of the decision on
Christopher Cebra, VMD, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, an Oregon State University faculty member specializing in large animal veterinary care, has been named head of the Department of Clinical Sciences in Oregon State University’s College of Veterinary
The Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine honored two alumni with the Distinguished Alumnus Award at its 77th Annual Conference for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians. The recipients are Debra Sellon, DVM, PhD,
Prominent equine reproduction scientist Ed Squires, MS, PhD, an honorary Diplomate in the American College of Theriogenology, has joined the University of Kentucky’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center as director of advancement and industry
The North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine will hold its fourth annual Stallion Service Auction Dec. 1, 2008, through March 1, 2009. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Student Chapter of the Society for
It was hard for Todd Malley and Larry Higgs to speak after watching a video at the Race Track Chaplaincy Association’s White Horse Award Luncheon that told the story of how they rescued 19 horses from a barn fire. The two grown men wiped their
Horses in Ontario, Canada diagnosed with upper airway problems such as “roaring” (also known as left laryngeal hemiplegia) no longer need to be treated under general anesthesia. Nor do they have to shop south of the border for their laser surger
A recent survey of members of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) revealed that the values and goals of the association leadership?the Executive Board?are shared by AVMA members.
Over the past four years, AVMA leadership
After 69 starts, $2,977,130 in purses won, and nearly 80 miles of dirt and turf, the finish line for Evening Attire finally arrived last month with the announcement of his
For the fourth year, the Washington State Horse Council hit the trail to benefit the Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine.
The ride took place June 20-22. It included a trail ride for prizes, camping, an evening
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