AAEP’s Healthy Horses Workshop in Colorado In July

The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Healthy Horses Workshop will be held Saturday, July 28 in Fort Collins, Colo. Intended for horse enthusiasts interested in learning more about equine health care, the Healthy Horses Workshop will feature leading veterinary experts delivering the latest news and advances in horse health. This will be the first of two Healthy Horses Workshops slated for 2007, with the second workshop taking place on Saturday, Dec.1 in Orlando, Fla.

Now in its eighth year, the event will feature a full day of health seminars and demonstrations. Topics and speakers for the summer event are:

• Infection Protection: It’s Not Just About Vaccinations Anymore. Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
• Colic: Interesting and Up-to-Date Information for Horse Owners. Dr. Nancy Loving, Loving Equine Clinic, Boulder, Colo.
• Equine Veterinary Acupuncture & Chiropractic: What, When & Who? Dr. Ed Boldt, Jr., Performance Horse Complementary Medicine Services, Fort Collins, Colo.
• Equine Endocrine Disorders: The Basics. Dr. Emily Graves, Equine Consulting of the Rockies, Fort Collins, Colo.
• Is My Horse Lame? How to Determine the Cause & Source of Lameness in the Horse. Dr. Terry Swanson, Littleton Large Animal Clinic, Littleton, Colo.

Moderator for the day’s event will be Casey Gruber, AAEP student chapter president at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

The Healthy Horses Workshop, held in conjunction with AAEP’s Focus/Practice Management meeting, will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the ARDEC Conference Center in Taylor Auditorium. The pre-registration fee through July 6 is $70; on-site registration will be $85. Lunch is provided with the cost of registration. To register, visit the Horse Owner section of www.aaep.org and click on the Healthy Horses Workshop link. You may also register by calling the AAEP office at 1-800-443-0177.

The Healthy Horses Workshop is made possible in part through the generous support of the AAEP’s Educational and Media partners.

The American Association of Equine Practitioners, headquartered in Lexington, Ky., was founded in 1954 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and welfare of the horse. Currently, the AAEP reaches more than 5 million horse owners through its nearly 9,000 members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry.