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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AAEP On Call Veterinarians to Assist Breeders' Cup Races Equine veterinarians representing the American Association of Equine Practitioners' On Call program will assist ESPN and ABC Sports with horse health information during the Nov. 5 and Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Churchill Downs. Renowned equine surgeons Larry Bramlage, DVM, MS, and Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, Ph.D., will be available to provide timely health reports to the media and viewing audience regarding the athletes in each race. Dr. Bramlage is a partner at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. He is a past president of the AAEP and a past chairman of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation's Research Committee. Dr. McIlwraith, who also is an AAEP past president, is a professor of surgery and director of the Orthopaedic Research Center at Colorado State University. He holds the Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair in Orthopaedics. Both Drs. Bramlage and McIlwraith are board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Funded in part by the prestigious Oak Tree Racing Association, the On Call program serves over 50 televised equine events annually, most recently the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. More than 25 media-trained AAEP-member veterinarians share their veterinary expertise as On Call spokespersons. 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 over 10,000 members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry. |
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