"I’m originally from Denmark where the Icelandic horse is very popular. I saw a lot of Icelandic horses with ERU as a student and intern at University of Copenhagen and have always wanted to further investigate this breed. " -Dr. Michala de Linde Henriksen, study collaborator
VIDEO: "I realized that disease, infectious diseases really, can happen to anyone, including the vet student who spends a lot of my free time working on infectious disease things," Caroline Wollman said. The website has been up since February and is a place horse owners and barn managers can look to for guidance on a plethora of topics when it comes to caring for horses.
Dr. Goodrich, who earned her veterinary degree at Illinois in 1991, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine’s Research Day on April 27.
Spur is focused entirely on public education, research, and community outreach. And its programs center on food, water, and animal and human health.
The AAEP welcomes sports medicine associate Dr Jackie Christakos, and Dr Eric Mueller to their Board of Directors. Upon receiving her DVM in 2012 from Colorado State University, Christakos took a position at the Littleton Equine Medical Center to complete her internship.
CSU is one of three places in the United States that can surgically treat horses with Wobbler’s, and one of the only places internationally as well.
Located on six acres just north of CSU’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the South Medical Campus, the new facility begins its tenure fully operational in its quest to advance regenerative treatments for animals and people alike.
CSU is one of three places in the United States that can surgically treat horses with Wobbler’s, and one of the only places internationally as well.
Kevin Haussler and his fellow researchers, writing in the journal Animals, said neck and back pain are common in animals. Conservative care is the most common form of management of pain, stiffness and muscle spasms.
The new Johnson Family Equine Hospital was built to provide extra space for individual horses and improve personalized care.