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  January 13-17, 2024 Register for VMX by October 30 to attend for $125 and receive your badge by mail.* *U.S. only and excludes exhibitors. Large Animal tracks covering everything from Equine Infection and Inflammation to Farm Animal Symposium. Check the schedule out here AAEVT will have a booth and presence at this meeting.  Come join us in sunny Orlando, Booth #553!   Register for $125!...

Pennsylvania Horse Owners Make Record Gift to The Foundation for the Horse The Foundation for the Horse, the charitable arm of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and among the leading nonprofits advancing equine health and welfare, has received a $1 million gift from Pennsylvania horse owners and equine enthusiasts Robert “Bob” and Toni Mallet. This is the largest single gift in The Foundation’s 29-year history. The Mallets’ generosity will allow The Foundation to expand its direct care of domestic horses in need and establish new grant opportunities for many years...

Maybe That Lameness is All in the Horse’s Head Marie Rosenthal, MS Modern Equine Vet, Volume 13, Issue 8, 2023 "This is not your classic lameness with the head bobbiness," he said, "and we may end up opening a can of worms as we get into this."  However the work of he and his colleagues point to a link between TMJ inflammation and lameness. He being James L. Carmalt, Ma, VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DAVBP (Eq), DAVDC (Eq), DACVSMR (Eq), DACVS, a Professor of Equine Surgery, Dentistry, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, in the...

  Complimentary mental wellness webinar! RACE Approved, 1.0 CE credits. Four Core Communication Skills webinar for clinics to attend free of charge.  Communication is of vital importance in practice. We utilize it with our team and our clients. While it is essential, it is not always easy. This workshop teaches participants about the 4 core communication skills – non-verbal, open-ended questions, reflective listening and empathy. Share PDF with your customers - enroll a clinic today! October 11th, 2023  12 noon, PST Share with your customer - register here  October 11th, 2023  12 noon, EST Share with your customer - register here  ...

We are excited to share that registration is now open for our AAEVT/AAEP Conference.  If you haven't booked your hotel yet, do it soon as they fill up quickly. We have a lot to offer—including a "Dry Lab" at the convention center this year!  Our President Elect, Travis Otremba, has worked very hard to offer some great labs, so be sure to register early as we do have a maximum attendance of 30 for these labs.  We pride ourselves on not over-booking so that all attendees will have an opportunity to...

Pre-order Your Logo Wear for the AAEVT/AAEP Conference This Year! To help you be able to purchase AAEVT Logo Wear without paying high shipping and handling prices we are offering the ability to order several of our more popular items on your convention registration form—without having to pay for shipping!  You can always order from our online store and have the products shipped to you—but ordering via the registration form will save you shipping costs! Be sure to check the items you want on the bottom of the registration form.      ...

The Secret Sauce of Resilient Veterinary Teams Thursday, November 20th, 2023 from 6:30am - 7:30am Flourish Veterinary Consulting John Vaisman, MAPPCP, CCFP Andi Davison, LVT, CAPP, APPCV  Hosted by: Jamie Pribyl, Boehringer-Ingelheim Please plan on joining for a breakfast and session meant for ALL members of your veterinary team, (doctors, technicians, staff & students are all welcome!) 2023-AAEP-Convention-BIAH-Sunrise-Session-invitation...

The Jockey Club Announces Plan To Trace Retired Runners With Unknown Status from the Paulick Report  |  August 3, 2023 The Jockey Club will begin a project to trace recently-retired horses as part of an attempt to improve traceability of first exit from racing. Kristin Werner, senior counsel to The Jockey Club, outlined the organization's coming efforts at a recent Round Table. The breed registry will reach out to last known racing connections for horses foaled in 2017 or earlier who have started in the past decade and whose status is not on...

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