AAEP 2008 Convention Preview
The Horse Staff
October 17, 2008
A preview of exhibitors, topics, and products for the 2008 AAEP Convention.
News and issues for equine health professionals
A preview of exhibitors, topics, and products for the 2008 AAEP Convention.
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
Horses evacuated from fire zones in Ventura County, Calif. are residing in temporary holding facilities at the county fairgrounds while firefighters battle the latest round of wildfires sweeping the region.
According to Capt. John Alford of
The American Veterinary Epidemiology Society recognized Noah Cohen, VMD, MPH, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), as an
The latest Horse Course from the University’s of Kentucky’s Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center and Gluck Equine Research Center and presented by Fort Dodge Animal Health is now available for viewin
Now in its ninth year, the next American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Healthy Horses Workshop will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, in San Diego, Calif. The event will include seminars addressing health topics that are important to the
Invisible, the Irish-bred black mare with the faint star on her forehead who was the curse of many equine vet students’ practical exams, has died at the age of 30. She spent seven years in retirement at
Equine Guelph, the University of Guelph’s horse owner and caregiver’s center, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary with a “Celebration of Partnerships” dinner.
More than 100 industry leaders and partners assembled for the event
This summer, Steve Sanford had to tell 106 dairy farmers in rural northern Vermont he could no longer treat their cows.
Battling degenerative arthritis, the 56-year-old large animal veterinarian can’t do the physically challenging work any
Want your mare in Texas bred to a stallion in Germany? It?s easy with today’s equipment and technology.
Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine ambulatory service is catching on as a win-win opportunity for both vet students and area horse owners.
David Christiansen, DVM, assistant professor in the Department of
As if economic challenges weren’t enough for horse owners, there are now reports of fuel shortages throughout northern Georgia and into the Carolinas. The shortage has been affecting everything from scheduling veterinary appointments to how
The Ohio State University will use federal funding to help female faculty advance in the sciences by launching a five-year initiative to change academic departmental culture in disciplines in which women are underrepresented on the faculty.
While not nearly as controversial as research involving embryonic-derived stem cells in human medicine, the veterinary world is certainly divided on the clinical benefits, or lack thereof, of bone marrow-derived stem cell therapy for tendon
Florida researcher Robert MacKay, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Florida, has developed a new means of assessing and quantifying quantifying clinical signs of horses tha
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