Vet and Professional

News and issues for equine health professionals

KAEP Honors Vet

The Kentucky Association of Equine Practitioners honored Steve Conboy, DVM, as its first Distinguished Life Member. Conboy, who retired as Secretary/Treasurer of the group after 18 years of service, was named 1990 Kentucky Veterinarian of the

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Sperm Sorting

Sex pre-selection in horses might become a commercial reality. The sperm sorting method initially was developed by USDA scientists about 12 years ago. XY Inc., a Fort Collins, Colo., biotech company, now can sort more than 2,000 male- and

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AHSA Executive Director Resigns

Kevin T. Carlon, Executive Director of the American Horse Shows Association since March 1999, has officially resigned from his position. Carlon resigned shortly after expressing concerns of inconsistencies with the Associationâs personnel

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AAEP/AFA Join Efforts to Educate Veterinary Students

Two organizations have combined their resources to provide veterinary students supplemental education in podiatry through day-long short courses. Since most veterinary schools provide little training in farriery due to other curriculum time

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Intervet Newest AAEP Educational Partner

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is proud to announce the addition of Intervet, Inc., to its team of Educational Partners. The Educational Partners program is a group of

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Vet School Confidential: TV Show Goes Behind the Scenes

Television viewers were able to get behind-the-scenes exposure to veterinary school this fall with Vet School Confidential, a television program filmed at Michigan State University. The 13-part series”P>

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Bramlage Selected VP of AAEP

Larry Bramlage, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, has been named the 2002 vice president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). He will be inducted into office at the AAEP’s 47th Annual

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Santschi to Join AAEP’s Board of Directors

Elizabeth M. Santschi, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, has been appointed to the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) board of directors as a Director at Large. Her three-year term will begin at this year’s Annual Convention.

Santschi’s

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The Making of a Veterinarian

“We are pleased to notify you that you have been accepted by the College of Veterinary Medicine as a first-year student in the professional curriculum beginning August 22, 2002.” These few words are the light at the end of a long tunnel, and the beginning of a new pathway for people wanting to become veterinarians.

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HMT Offers ESWT

High Medical Technologies (HMT) was inadvertently omitted from the list of extracorporeal shock wave therapy manufacturers in the May issue of The Horse. The company is based in Switzerland.

HMT High Medical Technologies A.G.

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Test-Tube Foals Born In England

Europe’s first successful intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) foals were recently born in Newmarket, England, as a part of a research program designed to create better sport horses. The foals were born March 21 and 28.

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Pacemaker Recipient Gives Birth

A Thoroughbred/Irish Draught mare received a pacemaker in groundbreaking surgery at Great Britain’s Royal Veterinary (UK) College’s Sefton Equine Hospital in February. Seven-year-old Xena was weak

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Computerized Radiography on the Road

The benefits of digital or computerized radiography (CR) have advanced one step further. Not only can veterinarians adjust the sharpness, contrast, and brightness of their X rays on-screen for closer scrutiny, they can also do this quickly and

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