Practical Horseman: Ask a Pro: Dr. Tracy Turner, DVM
Tracy Turner received his DVM degree from Colorado State University in 1978, after which he was able to pursue his interest in equine medicine and surgery.
Tracy Turner received his DVM degree from Colorado State University in 1978, after which he was able to pursue his interest in equine medicine and surgery.
According to Dr. Patrick McCue, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, professor specializing in equine reproduction at Colorado State University (CSU), the potential nurse mare must have been pregnant, developed a mammary gland, given birth and lactated at some point in her life.
Dr. Jerry Black is a visiting professor at Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine and is an emeritus professor and Wagonhound Land and Livestock Chair in Equine Sciences at Colorado State University.
Gabriella Kawahisa Piquini, Colorado State University's class of 2021, is one of five awarded Oakwood Foundation Scholarship.
Sherry A. Johnson, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVSMR, a PhD student at Colorado State University (CSU), in Fort Collins, has been announced as the EQUUS Foundation Research Fellow for her investigation into new approaches to tendon injury rehabilitation in horses.
McIlwraith’s research has contributed to insights and innovations in the prevention and rehabilitation of orthopaedic problems.
The presence of a wound can throw some owners off as to the underlying cause of a horse’s pain or lameness, says Laurie Goodrich, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, professor of surgery and lameness at CSU’s Equine Hospital and Orthopaedic Research Center, in Fort Collins.
“Just like a human hospital, we address all aspects of medical care. On any given day, we can be working on anything from a 2,000 pound Clydesdale to a newborn miniature foal. The hospital provides for all services.” -Dr. Chris Kawcak
Eleven-year-old Alpine Griffin (Fort Collins, Colo.) and her mom/trainer Suzanne Cox Griffin attended the 2019 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm with a black and white pinto (Always Chipper, a patient of the Equine Field Service) new to the pony hunter scene.
Members of the CSU equine community celebrated the groundbreaking for the Johnson Family Equine Hospital on Aug.6.