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AAEP Foundation Funds Efforts to Aid Horses Affected by Severe Weather
May 27, 2011

May 27, 2011 The Foundation offers support through its Emergency Relief Fund; Additional Funding is needed Relief organizations responding to equine...

American Horse Council and AAEP work with USDA to Facilitate Coordination of EHV-1 and EHM Case Reporting
May 19, 2011

May 19, 2011 Horses exposed to the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) based on attending an event held in Utah will now be monitored through a national case...

International Race Day Medication Summit on June 13-14 to be Held at Belmont Park
May 18, 2011

May 18, 2011  Prominent Horsemen, Veterinarians and Regulators from Around the World to Participate The first "International Summit on Race Day...

AAEP Doubles Impact of Education with Joint Meetings on Colic and Business
May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011 Combined Focus on Colic and Business Education Workshop returns to AAEP CE schedule  Equine practitioners will invest in practical...

MSU Chief Works with Non-Profit to Restore the Health of Ex-Racehorses
May 13, 2011

May 13, 2011 April Good Works honoree manages program that provides life-saving surgeriesThe American Association of Equine Practitioners has named Dr....

International Race Day Medication Summit to be Held June 13-14 in New York
May 12, 2011

May 12, 2011The first-ever "International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse" will take place June 13-14 in New York City. (Location...

Statement from AAEP President Regarding Filing of Interstate Horse Racing Improvement Act
May 06, 2011

May 06, 2011"As Doctors of Veterinary Medicine, our primary focus when evaluating the proposed Interstate Horse Racing Improvement Act is its effect on the...

AAEP Foundation to Host 10th International Equine Colic Research Symposium in July
May 03, 2011

May 03, 2011 The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation will host the 10th International Equine Colic Research Symposium, July...

AAEP Foundation Creates New Online Link through Guidestar and Blue Grass Community Foundation
April 25, 2011

April 25, 2011 The American Association of Equine Practitioner’s (AAEP) Foundation is demonstrating its commitment to using gifts effectively...

RMTC Joins AAEP and NTRA in Organizing Upcoming International Summit to Address Race-day Medication
April 21, 2011

April 21, 2011The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors announced today that it will join the National Thoroughbred Racing...

Good Works Honoree Spurs CHANGE to Fight Equine Abuse
April 19, 2011

April 19, 2011 Dr. Grant Miller of Sonoma County, California, is recognized by the Good Works Campaign The American Association of Equine...

Good Works Vet Eases Pain in Therapy Horses, Takes Charge during Wildfires
March 16, 2011

March 16, 2011 The American Association of Equine Practitioners has selected Dr. Kevin May of El Cajon Valley Veterinary Hospital in El Cajon, Calif., as...

Guidelines Help Former Racehorses Go from Track to New Careers
February 21, 2011

February 21, 2011 The American Association of Equine Practitioners has developed guidelines to help veterinarians and adoption groups successfully...

January Good Works Honorees Extend Care to Abused, Neglected Horses
February 16, 2011

February 16, 2011 The AAEP is currently accepting nominations for February’s Good Works honoree  The American Association of Equine...

Workshop Identifies Priorities for Equine Respiratory System Research
January 24, 2011

January 24, 2011 The AAEP Foundation released today the findings of its 2010 Equine Respiratory Research Workshop, held July 20-21, 2010, in Salt Lake...

UHVRC Application Deadline for Spring Vaccines Approaching
January 19, 2011

January 19, 2011 Equine rescue and retirement facilities must apply by Feb. 1 for a chance to receive free vaccines The application deadline to...

AAEP Good Works Campaign Applauds Vets for Volunteer Service
January 18, 2011

January 18, 2011 The American Association of Equine Practitioners is celebrating the “good works” of veterinarians who are devoting time and...

Champions of Racehorse Welfare Receive AAEP Presidents Award
January 14, 2011

January 14, 2011 Dr. Scott E. Palmer and Dr. Foster Northrop were selected as the recipients of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’...

AAEP Honors Past President Dr. Terry Swanson with Distinguished Life Member Award
November 30, -0001

The American Association of Equine Practitioners presented Terry Swanson, DVM, with the Distinguished Life Member Award for his leadership and considerable...

AAEP Foundation and EQUUS Foundation Fellowships Encourage Careers in Equine Research
November 30, -0001

October 10, 2011 The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation will award two research graduates with the first-ever EQUUS Foundation...

Starlight Racing to Support Laminitis Research through AAEP Foundation, Grayson-Jockey Club
September 19, 2024

Starlight Racing partners, in memory of Intense Holiday, who recently succumbed to laminitis, has announced it will donate large sums to two organizations for...