2008 Scientific Program

American Association of Equine Practitioners

54th Annual Convention

San Diego, California

Convention Dates: December 6-10 * Trade Show Dates: December 7-10

Sunday, December 7

Morning

8:30 a.m. Opening Session

Moderator – Harry W. Werner

9:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker – Lowell Catlett

10:00 a.m. Kester News Hour

Made possible through a grant from the estate of Dr. Wayne O. Kester

Presenters:

Margo Macpherson – Reproduction

Scott Palmer – Surgery

Bonnie Rush - Medicine

Sunday, December 7

Afternoon

Form and Function

Moderator: Terry D. Swanson

1:30 p.m. Conformation of the Horse: Relationship of Form to Function - Marvin Beeman

Cardiopulmonary/ Exercise

Moderator: Harold C. McKenzie

1:30 p.m. Review of Structural Features of the Equine Athlete’s Heart: Is a Large Heart an

Advantage for Racing Success? – Rikke Buhl

1:55 p.m. Risk Factors for Inflammatory Airway Disease (IAD) in U.K. National Hunt Racehorses – Jacqueline M. Cardwell

2:20 p.m. Effect of a Tart Cherry Juice Blend on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Exercising

Horses – Norm G. Ducharme

2:45 p.m. Effects of Conjugated Estrogens and Aminocaproic Acid on Reducing Exercise-Induced

Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) – Tammi S. Epp

3:10 p.m. The Generic Approach to Diagnosing Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy – Molly

E. McCue

3:35 p.m. Horse-Environment Interaction: The Relationship Between Environmental Particulate

Matter and Airway Inflammation in Thoroughbred Racehorses – Melissa Millerick-May

4:00 p.m. How to Diagnose and Treat Aortic-Iliac Thrombus – Terry D. Swanson

4:20 p.m. How to Perform Endoscopy at Exercise Without a Treadmill – Youssef Tamzali

4:40 p.m. Review of the Current Status of Thresholds/Withdrawal Time Guidelines for Therapeutic

Medications -Thomas Tobin

5:05 p.m. Review of Anabolic Steroid Testing in a Racing Environment – Keith H. Soring

Lameness - Surgery

Moderator: P.O. Eric Mueller

1:30 p.m. Surgical Management for Temporo-Hyoid Osteoarthropathy: 24 Cases (1995-2008) –

Omah Maher

1:55 p.m. Topical 1% Diclofenac Liposomal Cream Reduces Inflammation in Horses Undergoing

Intravenous Regional Limb Perfusion – David Levine

2:20 p.m. Review of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists Guidelines for

Anesthesia of Horses – John Hubbell

2:45 p.m. How to Use Indwelling Intravenous Regional Limb Perfusion for Managing Horses With

Persistent Distal Limb Infections –Gal Kelmer

3:05 p.m. Evaluation of a Newly Designed Step Drill – Kristen Bubeck

3:30 p.m. How to Aid the Correction of Angular Limb Deformities in Foals –

Christopher M. Colles

3:50 p.m. How to Repair Fracture Ribs in Neonatal Foals Using Nylon Cable Ties – Chris Downs

4:10 p.m. How to Treat Equine Sarcoids by Autologous Implantation – Benjamin M.K. Espy

4:30 p.m. How to Perform a Minimally Invasive Sinus Flush in the Equine Patient –Jose Garcia-

Lopez

Table Topics

These informal but highly informative sessions allow attendees to interact with facilitators and other attendees to discuss common practice problems and solutions.

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Artificial Insemination with Cooled and Frozen Semen – Lisa Metcalf and Dickson Varner

Barefoot versus Shod – Steve O’Grady and Andy Parks

Building a Hospital – Andy Clark and John Peloso

Foal Care in the Field – Jeanette McCracken and Wendy Vaala

Foot Lameness – Colin Mitchell and Reese Hand

Genetic Diseases –Grant Rezabek and Sharon Spier

Shock Wave Therapy – Alison Morton and Christiana Ober

Sport Horse Practice (Jumpers) – Duncan Peters and Steve Soule

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

ABVP Certification – John Dascanio and Dana Zimmel

Basic Dentistry – Tom Daugherty and Mary Delorey

Lameness in the Western Performance Horse – Jerry Black and Alan Donnell

Managing Acute and Chronic Laminitis –Jim Belknap and Andy Parks

Methods of Fee Setting - Ed Blach and Bill Rood

Reproduction (Stallion) – Terry Blanchard and Dickson Varner

Sport Horse Practice (Dressage/Eventing) – Catherine Kohn and Richard Markell

Therapeutic Shoeing –Bill Baker and Steve O’Grady

Use of Stem Cells – Mike Major and Roger Smith

Monday, December 8

Morning

Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture

Moderator: Brad Jackman

Produced by the AAEP Foundation, Inc.

8:00 a.m. Equine Neurology – Stephen M. Reed, DVM, DACVIM

The Frank J. Milne Lecture debuted at the 1997 convention in Phoenix, Arizona. Named for AAEP past president and distinguished life member Frank J. Milne, the lecture series features “state of the art” information on subjects and techniques considered important by the equine veterinary profession.

Practice Management

Moderator: Miles Hildebrand

8:00 a.m. Professional Liability in Equine Practice: Risk Management and Loss Control –James T.

Vaughan

10:00 a.m. Partners: It’s More Than Sharing the Toothbrush – Elise Lacher and Charlotte Lacroix

10:00 a.m. Medication: Past, Present, and Future in Racing and Performance Horses

A moderated interactive discussion about current medication, testing, and penalty issues in racing and performance horse events, including past practices that have contributed to some current issues, and comments concerning where the equine industry appears to be heading with respect to these topics.

Moderator: Robert D. Lewis

Panelists: Rick Arthur, state veterinarian, California Horse Racing Board; Scot Waterman, veterinarian and executive director of the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium;

John Kimmel, veterinarian and thoroughbred trainer; Alex Waldrop, president and CEO, National Thoroughbred Racing Association; Kevin Dunlavy, racetrack practitioner, Kentucky and Louisiana; Rick Mitchell, veterinarian; Steve Schumacher, veterinarian, USEF; A. Kent Allen, veterinarian

Monday, December 8

Afternoon

In-depth: Emergency Care at Equine Events

Moderator – R. Reynolds Cowles, Jr.

1:30 p.m. Racetrack Emergencies – So What’s the Worst That Could Happen? – Mary C. Scollay-

Ward

1:55 p.m. Emergency Care at Equine Events: Endurance – Nancy S. Loving

2:20 p.m. Veterinary Care at Equine Events: Rodeos – Douglas G. Corey

2:45 p.m. Emergency Preparedness for Eventing – A. Kent Allen

3:10 p.m. Emergency Services at Steeplechase and Cross-Country Hunter Events – R. Reynolds

Cowles, Jr.

3:35 p.m. Emergency Veterinary Care at Horse Shows – Richard D. Mitchell

4:00 p.m. A Review of Strategies to Prevent and Respond to Barn Fires Affecting the Horse

Industry – Rebecca M. Gimenez

4:25 p.m. Panel Discussion

Neurology

Moderator: Stephen M. Reed

1:30 p.m. Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Horses –Monica Aleman

1:55 p.m. How to Perform Sonographic Evaluation and Ultrasound-Guided Injection of the

Cervical Vertebral Facet Joints in Horses – Katherine Chope

2:15 p.m. Gender, Breed, and Age Distributions in Horses With Cervical Vertebral Compressive

Myelopathy – Noah D. Cohen

2:40 p.m New Therapeutic Approaches to Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis: Pharmacokinetics

of Toltrazuril Sulfone Sodium Salt in the Horse – Levent Dirikolu

3:05 p.m. How to Diagnose Parelaphostrongylus tenuis Infection in the Horse – Amy Johnson

3:25 p.m. Efficacy of Valacyclovir Against Clinical Disease Following EHV-1 Challenge in Aged

Horses – Lara Maxwell

3:50 p.m. Diagnosis of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction: 1999 v. 2008 – A Review – Nat

Messer

4:15 p.m. Review of Diagnosing Equine Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) in Ambulatory

Practice –Dianne McFarlane

4:40 p.m. How to Facilitate Weight Gain in Equine With Body Scores of 1.0-2.5 – Maria Luke

Lameness – The Foot

Moderator: Stephen E. O’Grady

1:30 p.m. What We Know (and Do Not Know) About Support Limb Laminitis in Horses – Gary

Baxter

1:55 p.m. How to Use an Open-Sole Cast in Cases of Laminitis – James Belknap

2:15 p.m. How to Apply a Plaster Cast in Cases of Acute Laminitis – Han Castelijns

2:35 p.m. How to Use a Digital Extension Device in Lameness Examinations – Hans Castelijns

2:55 p.m. Distal Deep Digital Flexor Tendon Angulation and Tendinopathy Within the Equine

Foot – Justin McCormick

3:20 p.m. How to Take Foot Radiographs – Keith Merritt

3:40 p.m. Plastic Horseshoe Pads Do Not Attenuate Hoof Wall Vibrations in Trotting Horses –

David W. Ramey

4:05 p.m. Hoof Accelerations and Ground Reaction Forces of Thoroughbred Racehorses

Measured on Dirt, Synthetic, and Turf Track Races –Jacob J. Setterbo

4:30 p.m. Outcomes of Navicular Bursa Injections in Horses With MRI Diagnosed Navicular

Disease: 23 Cases (2005-2007) – Chris Bell

Table Topics

These informal but highly informative sessions allow attendees to interact with facilitators and other attendees to discuss common practice problems and solutions.

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Behavioral Abnormalities – Ron Fuller and Robert Miller

Buying Into a Practice – Gayle Leith and Terry Swanson

Changing Lifestyles in Equine Practice – Carol Sabo and Jay Merriam

Computer Software for Ambulatory Practice – Scott Anderson and Chris Wilhite

Embryo Transfer – Rob Foss and Phil Matthews

Managing Conformational Defects in Foals – Bob Hunt and Jim Morehead

Purchase Exam – David Frisbie and Liam O’Leary

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Becoming a Diplomate in the ACT throug the Alternative Route - Lisa Metcalf and Dale Paccamonti

Field Anesthesia - John Hubbell

Infectious Diseases - Bonnie Barr and Josie Traub-Dargatz

Lameness in the Racehorse – Mike Ross and Patrick Worden

Problem Breeding Mare - Kevin Hahn and Sara Lyle

Standing Draft Surgery: Colic to Neurectomy – Dallas Goble and Grant Myhre

Strategies to Promote Practice Growth – Rick Lesser and Bob Magnus

Veterinary Management Groups - Miles Hildebrand and Amy Grice

Tuesday, December 9

Morning

Lameness

Moderator – David D. Frisbie

8:00 a.m.	Thoroughbred Racehorse Exercise History Predicts Bone Strength –Rachel C. Entwistle
8:25 a.m.	Exercise Management for the Prevention of Humeral Stress Fractures – Julia Ferullo
8:50 a.m.	Evaluation of Intraarticular Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan or Sodium Hyaluronate for Treatment of Osteoarthritis Using an Equine Experimental Model – David D. Frisbie
9:15 a.m.	How to Harvest Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Expansion and Injection – Laurie Goodrich
9:35 a.m.	Sacroiliac Joint Motion and Pelvic Deformation in Horses – Kevin K. Haussler
10:00 a.m.	Agreement Among Equine Veterinarians for Subjective Evaluation of Lameness in Horses – Kevin Keegan
10:25 a.m.	A Review of the Potential Indications and Contraindications for Equine Oral Joint Health Supplements – C. Wayne McIlwraith
10:50 a.m.	Diffusion of Contrast Medium After Perineural Injection in the Distal Limb of Horses – Annamaria Nagy
11:15 a.m.	Diagnostic, Pathological, and Radiographic Findings in Equine Bone Fragility Syndrome – Amanda Murray
11:40 a.m.	Response to Intra-Articular IL-1 by Horses Receiving an Anti-Inflammatory Nutraceutical – Wendy Pearson

Theriogenology (Mare)

Moderator: Walter Zent

8:00 a.m.	Expression of Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Equine Granulosa-Cell Tumors – Barry Ball
8:25 a.m.	What to Expect When Barren Mares Are Inseminated With Frozen-Thawed Semen – Sandro Barbacini
8:50 a.m.	Pathologic Effects of Clinical Uterine Inflammation on the Equine Endometrial Mucosa – Robert Causey
9:15 a.m.	Monozygotic Equine Twins After Embryo Transfer Verified by DNA Typing – Semira S. Mancill
9:40 a.m.	The Trans-Rectal Ultrasonographic Appearance of Abnormal Combined Utero-Placental Thickness in Late-Term Gestation and its Incidence During Routine Survey in a Population of Thoroughbred Mares (2005-2008) – Jorge L. Colon
10:05 a.m.	Diazepam Levels in Foals After Dystocia Birth – Lori A. Bidwell
10:30 a.m.	Lack of Association Between Hypocalcaemia and Retained Placenta in Belgian Draft Horses and Warmblood Horses – Catharina De Schauwer
10:55 a.m.	How to Use an Epidural in a Field Situation for Analgesia or Local Anesthesia – Jenifer R. Gold
11:20 a.m.	How to Repair Cranial Vaginal and Caudal Uterine Tears in Mares – Jorge Gomez
11:40 a.m.	How to Perform First-Aid on Rectal Tears in Horses – Tim Eastman

Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Moderator: Debra C. Sellon

8:00 a.m.	Review of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Horses and Veterinary Personnel Who Work With Horses – Maureen Anderson
8:25 a.m.	Validation of a Commercial Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxins in Horse Feces – Carlos E. Medina-Torres
8:50 a.m.	Successful Eradication of Equine Infectious Anemia From Ireland During 2006 – Simon More
9:15 a.m.	Parasite Resistance and the Effects of Rotational Deworming Regimens in Horses – Wade Nichols
9:40 a.m.	Evaluation of the Humoral Immune Response and Fecal Shedding in Weanling Foals Following Oral and Intra-Rectal Administration of an Avirulent Live Vaccine of Lawsonia intracellularis - Nicola Pusterla
10:05 a.m.	Paradigms for Parasite Control in Adult Horse Populations: A Review – Cyprianna Swiderski
10:30 a.m.	Ivermectin Toxicosis in Three Adult Horses – Tamara M. Swor
10:55 a.m.	Durability of Disposable Overboots Under Simulated Field Conditions – Josie L. Traub- Dargatz
11:20 a.m.	How to Start Practicing Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine - A Practical Guide for Practitioners – Mark Holmes
11:40 a.m.	Aluminum Phosphide Toxicosis in 66 Horses – Leslie Easterwood

Table Topics

These informal but highly informative sessions allow attendees to interact with facilitators and other attendees to discuss common practice problems and solutions.

8-9:30 a.m.	Advanced Dentistry – Ed Earley and Charles McCauley
	Drug Compounding: The Black and White and the Gray – Eleanor Green and Kenton Morgan
	Deworming – Dennis French and Wendy Vaala Hormone Therapy in the Mare - Dirk Vanderwall and Karen Wolfsdorf
	Ophthalmology – Ann Dwyer
	Practical Fluid Therapy – Rob Franklin and Peter Morresey
	Support Staff: Finding, Keeping, Paying, and Utilizing – Mary Hinton and Paul Vrotsos Use of Therapeutic Options in the Performance Horse - Ed Boldt and William McCormick

Tuesday, December 9

Afternoon

In-depth: Laminitis for the Practitioner

Moderator – William A. Moyer

1:30 p.m.	Are Drugs Effective Treatment for Horses With Acute Laminitis? – William A. Moyer
2:15 p.m.	Endocrinopathic Laminitis, Obesity-Associated Laminitis, and Pasture-Associated Laminitis – Nicholas Frank
3:00 p.m.	Equine Laminitis: Practical Clinical Considerations – Robert J. Hunt
3:45 p.m.	Farriery Options for Acute and Chronic Laminitis – Stephen E. O’Grady
4:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion

Theriogenology (Stallion)

Moderator: Margo L. Macpherson

1:30 p.m.	How to Utilize Planned Multiple Matings per estrus to Improve Pregnancy Rates Achieved by Some Aged Subfertile Thoroughbred Stallions – Terry L. Blanchard
1:50 p.m.	Validation of a Commercially Available Fluorescence-Based Instrument to Evaluate Stallion Spermatozoal Concentration – Kathryn L. Comerford
2:15 p.m.	How to Process a Dilute Ejaculate of Semen for Cooled –Transported Insemination – Dirk Vanderwall
2:35 p.m.	How to Utilize Testicular Measurements for First-Season Congenital Infertility Insurance Considerations in Thoroughbred Stallions – Terry L. Blanchard
2:55 p.m.	Results of a Modification of Vinsot’s Technique of Partial Phallectomy with the Standing Horse: Seven Cases (2006-2007) - Carolyn Arnold
3:20 p.m.	An Evaluation of Common Vaginal Tunic Ligation During Field Castration in Draft Colts – James Carmalt

Dentistry

Moderator: K. Jack Easley

4:00 p.m.	How to Properly Perform and Interpret an Endoscopic Examination of the Equine Oral Cavity – K. Jack Easley
4:20 p.m.	The Relationship Between Equine Cheek Tooth Occlusal Morphology, Apparent Digestibility and Ingesta Particle Size – James L. Carmalt
4:45 p.m.	Occlusal Lesions in 44 Cheek Teeth Extracted From Horses With Clinical Signs of Apical Pulpitis – Miriam B. Casey

Table Topics

These informal but highly informative sessions allow attendees to interact with facilitators and other attendees to discuss common practice problems and solutions.

1:30-3:00 p.m.	Building a Small Clinic – Rick Lesser and Barbara Page
	Infectious Neurological Diseases (EPM, West Nile virus, EHV1) – Steve Reed and Debra Sellon
	Lameness in the Gaited Horse - John Bennett and Monty McIntruff
	Non-Surgical Joint Therapies – David Frisbie and Richard Markell
	Strangles – Carol Clark and Melissa Hines
	Suspensory Ligament Care and Treatment – Scott Hopper and Shane Miller
	Treating Sore Backs – Keith Merritt and Carolyn Weinberg

Wednesday, December 10

Morning

In-depth: Infertile Mare

Moderator: Michelle M. LeBlanc

8:00 a.m.	The Chronically Infertile Mare - Michelle M. LeBlanc
10:00 a.m.	Breeding the Problem Mare by Artificial Insemination – Juan C. Samper
10:45 a.m.	Management of Embryo Donor Mares With Chronic Infertility – John P. Hurtgen

Imaging

Moderator: Katherine S. Garrett

8:00 a.m.	Comparison of Radiography and Ultrasonography to Detect OCD Lesions in the Tarsocrural Joint – Fabien Relave
8:25 a.m.	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Horses With Recent and Chronic Bilateral Forelimb Lameness Diagnosed as Navicular Syndrome – Sarah Sampson
8:50 a.m.	Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Fetlock Collateral Ligament Rupture in 17 Horses – Wade Tenney
9:15 a.m.	Should I Throw Away My Ultrasound Machine Now That MRI is Here? A Review of Ultrasound and MRI for the Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Injury in the Equine Patient – Natasha M. Werpy
9:40 a.m.	Preliminary Study on Detection of Osteochondral Defects in the Fetlock Joint Using Low and High Field Strength MR Imaging – Natasha M. Werpy
10:05 a.m.	Ultrasonographic Appearance and Distribution of Deep Digital Flexor Injuries in the Pastern Region – Mary Beth Whitcomb
10:30 a.m.	How to Obtain Digital Radiographs of the Thoracolumbar Spine in the Standing Horse – Susan Johns
10:50 a.m.	Characterization of Foot Lesions Using Contrast Enhanced Equine Orthopedic Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Carter Judy
11:15 a.m.	Distension of the Navicular Bursa to Determine the Presence of Adhesions Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Michael C. Maher
11:40 a.m.	Sub-Clinical Lateral Condylar Fracture in Thoroughbreds: A Potential Target for Screening to Prevent Catastrophic Fracture – Tim Parkin

Wednesday, December 10

Afternoon

In-depth: Tendon and Ligament Disease

Moderator: Nathaniel A. White

1:30 p.m. History of Tendon Injury and Treatment - Nathaniel A. White

1:45 p.m. Introduction to Equine Tendon Injury – Jennifer Barrett

2:15 p.m. The Role of Mechanobiology in the Pathogenesis of Tendinopathy – Lessons Learned

From Horses and Humans – Steven P. Arnoczky

2:45 p.m. Diagnosis of Tendon Injury - Roger K. Smith

3:45 p.m. Treatment Methods – New and Old – Roger K. Smith

4:30 p.m. Treatment of Suspensory Ligament Desmopathy – Nathaniel A. White

Neonatology

Moderator: Wendy Vaala

1:30 p.m. Expression of IL-1β, IL-8 and IFN-γ in Blood of Healthy and Sick Neonatal Foals:

Preliminary Results –Carolina Castagnetti

1:55 p.m. Stimulation of Cytokine Expression by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Neonatal

Foals using CpGs – Noah D. Cohen

2:20 p.m. Evaluation of Immune Responses in Foals Post-Vaccination With a West Nile Virus

Vaccine, Live Flavivirus chimera –David Horohov

2:45 p.m. How to Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Neonatal Foals – Laura Javsicas

3:05 p.m. How to Deliver Respiratory Treatments to Neonates by Nebulization – Peter R.

Morresey

3:25 p.m. Treatment of Neonatal Foals With Immunostimulants Enhances Phagocytic Cell Activity

Against Ex Vivo Infection With Rhodococcus equi – Steeve Giguère

3:50 p.m. Extrapulmonary Disorders Associated With Rhodococcus equi Infection in Foals:

Retrospective Study of 150 Cases (1987-2007) –Sarah Reuss

4:15 p.m. Does Vaccination of Young Foals Against Equine Influenza in the Presence of Maternal Antibodies Increase

Resistance or Susceptibility to Infectious Challenge? – Traci L. Sturgill

Table Topics

These informal but highly informative sessions allow attendees to interact with facilitators and other attendees to discuss common practice problems and solutions.

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Cushing’s or Metabolic Syndrome? – Nick Frank and Dianne McFarlane

Diagnosis of Lameness in Sport Horses – Jorge Gomez and Rich Redding

Filling out FEI Passports – Karen Nyrop and Mike Tomlinson

Hormone Therapy in the Mare – Claire Card and Dale Paccamonti

Prepurchase Exam at Public Sales – Jeff Berk and Craig Van Balen

Vaccinations – Steve Conboy and David Wilson

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

FEI/USEF Medication Concerns – Kent Allen and Sergio Salinas

Hind Limb Lameness: A Pain in the Rear – Terry Swanson and Rich Redding

Managing Sarcoids and Other Skin Tumors – Dan Burba and Suzi White

Non-Surgical Joint Therapies – Wayne McIlwraith and Tim Ober

The “Heavey” Horse – Harold McKenzie and Bonnie Rush

Case Based Dry Labs with Experts

These cases will be presented by the "experts" and then audience interaction will be encouraged as attendees ask questions and stimulate further conversation. The cost to attend is $50. Each lab will be limited to 100 attendees. Ticket required for admission.

1:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Embryo Transfer

Lloyd Kloppe, Dee Gragg, Pat McCue, David Hartman, and Elaine Carnevale

Dentistry

Robert Baratt, Ed Earley, and Stephen Galloway

Diagnostic Orthopedics

Robert Schneider, Greg Roberts, and Sarah Sampson

Farrier Program

“Putting Science into Farriery”

Moderator –Stephen E. O’Grady

8:00-8:05 a.m. Welcome - Harry W. Werner

8:05-8:45 a.m. Farriery: Where We've Been, Where We Are and Where We're Going – William A.

Moyer

8:45-9:30 a.m. The Equine Digit: Form and Function - Andy Parks

9:30-10:15 a.m. Hoof Wall Separations and Quarter Cracks; Farriery Techniques That Reduce Lameness and Accelerate Healing – Ian McKinlay

10:15-11:00 a.m. The Use of Composites and Modern Materials to Complement Farriery -Bryan

Fraley

12:15-12:45 p.m. Farriers – “Get a Life! There is a World Out There!” - Jay Merriam

1:30-2:15 p.m. External Landmarks of the Equine Foot - Dave Duckett

2:15-3:00 p.m. An In-depth Look at Foot and Limb Deformities in Foals: Birth to Six Months of

Age - Robert J. Hunt

3:00-3:45 p.m. Farriery that Affects the Distal Interphalangeal Joint; Breakover Enhancement – Use and Abuse in the Sound and in the Lame Horse - Hans Castelijns

3:45-4:30 p.m. Farriery to Keep the Upper Level Performance Horse Sound - James Gilchrist

4:30-5:15 p.m. Selected Lameness Cases Resolved Through Applied Farriery - Bob Hunt, Steve O’Grady, Andy Parks and Hans Castelijns

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