Wood’s Lane Farm, established breeders of Hanoverian and Oldenburg Bloodlines in Mt Airy, Maryland are offering their First Annual Equine Reproduction Management Short Course, starting at 8 AM, November 4, 2009 at the Libertytown Fire Hall, Libertytown, MD. The course features leading veterinarians in their fields who will be speaking on subjects such as management and evaluation of frozen stallion semen, mare cycles, laminitis, OCD in growing young horses, evaluation and care of the equine neonate, and more. With America’s breeding programs taking hold and producing quality American bred horses with bright futures, opportunities such as the one offered by Wood’s Lane Farm are just what is needed for horse owners, trainers and breeders. Please RSVP by Oct 19.

Speakers:

• Rebecca Carter, Ph.D. New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania
  Health Consequences of Equine Metabolic Syndrome
• Hannah Galantino-Homer, V.M.D., Ph.D., D.A.C.T. New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania
  Understanding Equine Laminitis: Are We There Yet?
• Paul Loomis, M.S. Select Breeders Service, Colora, MD
  Collection, Evaluation and Processing of Cooled and Frozen Stallion Semen and the Importance of Quality Control
• Regina Turner, V.M.D., Ph.D., D.A.C.T. New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania
  Improving Reproductive Success Through A Better Understanding Of The Mare’s Estrous Cycle
• Lisa Wagner, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.I.M. Wagner Equine, Gaithersburg, MD
  Evaluation and Care of the Equine Neonate
• Byron Young, D.V.M., M.S., D.A.C.V.S. Equine Emergency Vets, Leesburg, VA
  OCD in Young Growing Horses: Causes and What’s New in Prevention and Treatment