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Archives: Equine Health

February 24, 2019

2019 SCAAEP Equine Health Symposium

The 2019 Equine Health Symposium will provide equine specialists from a broad spectrum of backgrounds with practical, up-to-date information covering Dentistry (Saturday) and Podiatry (Sunday). Sunday will also feature a program for horse owners / enthusiasts. One-day registrations are available. All proceeds will support the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Equine Health

February 23, 2019

2019 SCAAEP Equine Health Symposium

The 2019 Equine Health Symposium will provide equine specialists from a broad spectrum of backgrounds with practical, up-to-date information covering Dentistry (Saturday) and Podiatry (Sunday). Sunday will also feature a program for horse owners / enthusiasts. One-day registrations are available. All proceeds will support the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Equine Health

November 18, 2018

A Sharp Vision for Veterinary Ophthalmology

A new imaging system joins a collection of advanced tools used by the ophthalmology service: a 50-megahertz ultrasound and optical coherence tomography. Both tools are non-invasive; the imaging is completed with little to no touching of the eye.

November 6, 2018

After Highway Fall, an Extraordinary Recovery

The inscription on the Gallop of Honor plaque couldn’t be more fitting: “Colby: the miracle horse!” Pamela Johnson of Pikeville, N.C., said in March, 15-year-old Colby was in a trailer on his way back to the Johnsons’ barn. They were about to take an exit off Highway 70 near home when a truck driver got

October 30, 2018

A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

For NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students and faculty, the World Equestrian Games offered an unprecedented opportunity to provide large-animal care and oversight at the largest sporting event to be held in the U.S. this year and one of the five largest international events.

September 30, 2018

CVM Equine Research Projects Receive USEA Funding

Studies from Lauren Schnabel, CVM assistant professor of equine orthopedic surgery, and Jessica Gilbertie, a graduate student and member of Schnabel’s research lab, have been approved for funding by the USEA’s Board of Governors.

Chestnut horse standing by stall
September 17, 2018

Hurricane Florence: NC State Equine Health Center Opens Horse Shelter

As a service to the North Carolina equine community, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has opened temporary shelter space at the Equine Health Center at Southern Pines for horses displaced by the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Florence. Paddocks spaces are available for horses in stable health condition. All horses must have an up-to-date rabies

July 26, 2018

N.C. Sees its Third Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis of the Year

EEE is spread by mosquitoes and causes brain and spinal cord inflammation...

June 11, 2018

Horse Farm Owner Honors Two NC State Equine Clinicians

Annie Eldridge puts her heart and soul into Settlers’ Run, her horse farm in Vass, N.C., and it means a lot to her when others care of her horses as much as she does. So when she found kindred spirits at the NC State Veterinary Hospital, she did something special. Last month, Eldridge presented Rich

May 30, 2018

Reedy Creek Equine Farm Breaks Ground

NC State Veterinary Medicine took another step forward in its bold efforts to expand its equine program during a groundbreaking ceremony May 21 for the new Reedy Creek Equine Farm. The facility, located minutes from the CVM campus, will be a modern home for equine reproductive services and a shared space housing faculty and students