Archives: Equine Health

barn with dramatic sunset
October 22, 2020

NC State Veterinary Students Earn Equine Scholarships

Two members of the CVM class of 2021 have been honored with scholarships from the Foundation for the Horse.
Alex Grobman
September 23, 2020

Annable Scholar Explores New Ways to Help Others

Alex Grobman has been able to focus a lot of her time on horses at the CVM as president of the equine club and a volunteer with Horseman’s Youth Day.

March 4, 2020

Groundbreaking NC State Equine Tendon Injury Research Receives Funding

The two-year project will explore how to maximize the benefits of stem cell therapy for athletic horses.

February 23, 2020

2020 SCAAEP Equine Health Symposium

The annual Equine Health Symposium, sponsored by the NC State Student Chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (SCAAEP), provides equine focused veterinary professionals with practical, up-to-date information on topics useful in everyday practice. The topics presented at this year’s symposium will be Ophthalmology (Saturday) and Foal Management in the Field (Sunday). Sunday will
February 22, 2020

2020 SCAAEP Equine Health Symposium

The annual Equine Health Symposium, sponsored by the NC State Student Chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (SCAAEP), provides equine focused veterinary professionals with practical, up-to-date information on topics useful in everyday practice. The topics presented at this year’s symposium will be Ophthalmology (Saturday) and Foal Management in the Field (Sunday). Sunday will
The Class of 2020's Gabriel Gonzalez (left) and Natalie Andrews (right).
December 11, 2019

CVM Students Awarded Prestigious Equine Scholarship

The Class of 2020's Gabriel Gonzalez and Natalie Andrews have both received this year's Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarship.
Horses at Reedy Creek
December 10, 2019

Reedy Creek Equine Farm Officially Opens 

The state-of-the-art home for reproductive services is part of the CVM's $37.9 million investment in advanced equine health.

September 25, 2019

CVM Awarded Funding for Equine Colic Study

The latest round of funding was awarded to studies determined to have, “the greatest potential to save lives, preserve health and advance veterinary medicine,” according to the organization.
Kate Hepworth, clinical assistant professor of equine medicine at the NC State Veterinary Hospital. Photo by John Joyner/NC State Veterinary Medicine
August 26, 2019

New to the CVM Family: Meet Kate Hepworth

Kate Hepworth is a clinical assistant professor of equine medicine at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.
July 31, 2019

N.C. Sees First Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Case of the Year

A 4-year-old unvaccinated mare in Cumberland County has been euthanized after contracting North Carolina’s first case of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis this year, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reports. A mosquito-borne disease preventable by vaccination, EEE causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. It is usually fatal. People, horses and birds