Meetings are held twice yearly on the first Wednesday of March and November.

 IAEP 2024 Spring Meeting

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: Boone County Fairgrounds, Witham Pavilion

 Reservations Due by February 21, 2024

Register Online

 Speaker

Jack Easley, DVM, MS, DABVP, DAVDC
Equine Dental Specialist
Easley Equine Dentistry

Dr. Easley received a DVM degree from Tuskegee University in 1976. In 1982, he was certified as a Diplomate for the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Equine) and was recertified in 1992, 2002, and 2012. Jack Easley served as a surgeon at Kansas State University and Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, where he completed an Equine Surgical Residency, Master’s Degree in Surgery and became an ABVP (Equine) Diplomate. Since 1982, he has been in private equine practice with an emphasis on dentistry. In 2014, he was certified by the American Veterinary Dental College (Equine). He edited the first major equine dentistry textbook, Equine Dentistry, has written multiple research and clinical papers, and is regarded a pioneer of the recent revival of scientific equine dental studies. He most recently has become board certified by the American Veterinary Dental College as one of the first Equine Dental Specialists.

Dr. Easley is also the co-editor and major contributor of Equine Dentistry texts, including lead author on a new Equine Dentistry & Maxillofacial Surgery text.

Dr. Easley resides in Shelbyville, Kentucky where he owns a private practice emphasizing equine dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, medicine and reproduction.

  Schedule

Dr. Easley will be joined by his dental residents Dr. William “Bo” Rainbow and Dr. Helio Vasco who will be helping present the following topics.

 8:00am –  8:20am  Registration / Opportunity to visit with Vendors

8:30am –  9:20am  Lecture 1

• Historical Milestones in Equine Veterinary Dentistry (progress in instrumentation, diagnostic equipment, sedation, local anesthesia, and imaging)

 9:30am – 10:20am Lecture 2

• Developmental dental disease (malocclusions, congenital deformities, juvenile growths and tumors, injuries to the head in young horses) 

10:30am – 11:10am Break for Visiting with Vendors

 11:10am – noon  Lecture 3

• What Constitutes a “Modern Equine Dental Checkup” (what your practice should try to deliver for each dental contact)

noon – 1:25pm Lunch (Provided, from Shoup’s Country Foods) / Vendors / Business Meeting

1:30pm – 2:20pm Lecture 4

• Dental Pathology is More Than Sharp Points (how to diagnose and treat periodontal disease, dental caries, endodontic disease and crown fractures)

2:30am – 3:00am Break for Visiting with Vendors

3:00pm – 3:50pm Lecture 5

• Dental Radiographs (when they are indicated, how to take, and when to obtain help with interpretation)

4:00pm – 4:50pm Lecture 6

• Common Dental Problems in the Geriatric Horse (EOTRH, abnormal crown wear, periodontal disease, loose and expired teeth)

Meetings are held twice yearly on the first Wednesday of March and November.

 IAEP 2023 Fall Meeting

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Location: Boone County Fairgrounds, Witham Pavilion

 Reservations Due by October 18, 2023

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 Speakers

Anna Pesta Dunaway, Ph.D.
Nutritionist, Equine Technical Solutions Team
Purina Animal Nutrition

Dr. Dunaway is a Nutritionist on the Equine Technical Solutions Team at Purina Animal Nutrition. She is responsible for helping to bring innovative solutions from the research team out to the field. She spends most of her time providing technical consultations and support to the sales team on the East Coast, as well as speaking on equine nutrition at horse owner meetings and professional conferences. Anna earned her BS in Animal Science from Kansas State University and received both her MS and PhD in Animal Nutrition from the University of Nebraska. Her graduate research focused on the use of high fat diets and manipulating the microbial community in the gut. Anna resides in Aiken, SC and is a lifelong equestrian with a special interest in the nutrition and development of the future sport horse.

Greg Schmid, DVM
Equine Professional Services Veterinarian
Dechra Veterinary Products

Dr. Greg Schmid is an Equine Professional Services Veterinarian for Dechra Veterinary Products, LLC. He is a lifelong equestrian with a background primarily in English sport horse disciplines. He is a graduate of the Otterbein University Equine Science program and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from The Ohio State University. Greg then completed an internship at B.W. Furlong & Associates in New Jersey and went on to work with Dr. John R. Steele and Associates, primarily treating Hunters and Jumpers throughout the East Coast. Afterward, he joined Columbia Equine Hospital near Portland, Oregon where he worked on a wide variety of horses before joining Dechra. Greg is an active member of the AAEP and currently serves on the Student Subcommittee for the Commission on Equine Veterinary Sustainability.

  Schedule

 8:00am –  8:20am  Registration / Opportunity to visit with Vendors

8:30am –  9:20am  Lecture 1

• Feeding for total tract digestive health (to cover from dental to gastric to hindgut concerns) 

 9:30am – 10:20am Lecture 2

• The role of nutrition in developing equine athletes (to cover growing horse issues and ways to optimize nutrition for high performance horses)

10:30am – 11:10am Break for Visiting with Vendors

 11:10am – noon  Lecture 3

• Management of nutritionally related medical conditions (to cover EMS, PPID, weight loss & gain, a bit on renal and liver issues, etc.. excluding myopathies)

noon – 1:25pm Lunch (Provided, from Shoup’s Country Foods) / Vendors / Business Meeting

1:30pm – 2:20pm Lecture 4

• Where do feed and forage quality conversations fit in my practice? (to cover hay testing, how to interpret it, the role of a nutritional consult with clients/where to get help, and some aspects of feed quality/safety/manufacturing)

2:30am – 3:00am Break for Visiting with Vendors

3:00pm – 3:50pm Lecture 5

• An update on the Use of Bisphosphonates in Horses

4:00pm – 4:50pm Lecture 6

• Equine Osteoarthritis & Chondroprotective Therapies

Meetings are held twice yearly on the first Wednesday of March and November.

 IAEP 2023 Spring Meeting

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Location: Boone County Fairgrounds, Witham Pavilion

 Speaker

Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Partner, Inside Information Radiology
Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Company

Stephanie Valberg was named the Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine in November of 2015 and retired in December of 2022. Valberg is an international leader in understanding and managing equine neuromuscular disorders. The overarching goal of her research and clinical work is to define the basis for neuromuscular disorders in horses; develop accurate, minimally invasive diagnostic tests; and produce optimal methods for preventing or managing performance-limiting diseases.

Valberg’s work in equine muscle disease has transformed equine clinical practice. Her research has led to the discovery of previously unknown muscle disorders, identification of their genetic basis, and development of nutritional strategies to minimize muscle pain. She was part of a team that developed the first feed used to treat tying up, and was a member of the team that sequenced the equine genome.

Valberg came to MSU from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. She established the Neuromuscular Diagnostic Laboratory, now at MSU, and directed the University of Minnesota Equine Center from 2003 to 2013. She received her DVM from the University of Guelph Ontario Veterinary College and her PhD in equine exercise physiology from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. She is board certified in large animal internal medicine and veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation.

The recipient of numerous honors, Valberg most recently was awarded the 2014 Richard Hartley Clinical Award from the British Equine Veterinary Association for her research that linked seasonal pasture myopathy to box elder tree seeds. In 2013, she was selected to deliver the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners Milne Lecture, which recognizes a lifetime of service with the potential to change the paradigms by which veterinarians and researchers understand the recipient’s particular area of expertise. In 2012, Valberg was inducted into the Equine Research Hall of Fame. She has twice received the Pfizer Research Excellence Award, and in 1998, received the EquiSci International Award, an honor presented every four years to the individual whose work most significantly impacts equine exercise physiology research.

Valberg is widely published. She has mentored more than 60 graduate students, interns, residents, and post-doctoral students and is a recipient of numerous awards for teaching and mentorship.

Valberg also is an active horsewoman and currently training Cajun, a young Warmblood, for three-day eventing.

  Schedule

Educational Presentation

8:30am – noon Morning Sessions: 

• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch (Provided, from Shoup’s Country Foods) / Business Meeting

1:30pm – 5pm Afternoon Sessions:

• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors

Topics

• Clinical Approach to Muscle Diseases
• Genetic Testing in Horses
• Exertional Rhabdomyolysis: Causes and treatment
• Type 2 polysaccharide storage myopathy and Myofibrillar Myopathy in Warmbloods
• Shivers and other movement disorders
• Disorders related to vitamin E

Meetings are held twice yearly on the first Wednesday of March and November.

 IAEP 2022 Fall Meeting

Live & in Person – Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Location: Boone County Fairgrounds, Witham Pavilion

 Reservations Due by Wednesday October 19, 2022

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 Speaker

Kurt Selberg, MS, DVM, DACVR
Partner, Inside Information Radiology
Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Company

Kurt Selberg is a North Idaho native; where his family owned a quarter horse ranch.   After completing his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Washington State University, he completed an equine sports medicine internship at Virginia Equine Imaging in Middleburg, VA. He received his training in diagnostic imaging from Colorado State University and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiologists.  Following his residency, he completed fellowship in advanced imaging with training from Colorado State University and from Musculoskeletal Radiologists in Fort Collins, CO.  He was an Assistant Professor of equine diagnostic imaging at the University of Georgia for 4 years before returning to an equine diagnostic imaging position at Colorado State University in September of 2016.  His area of interest is the equine athlete and musculoskeletal diagnostic imaging.  Dr. Selberg is a certified member and lecturer at many of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology continuing education events.  He is also an FEI treating veterinarian. Most recently, he was the onsite imaging consultant for the 2018 World Equestrian Games and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.   Aside from radiology, he also enjoys skiing , jiu jitsu, fishing, spending time with good friends and family, his lovely wife Katie and 2 children, and two yellow dogs.

  Schedule

Educational Presentation: Topics in Lameness and Podiatry

8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Visitation with Vendors

8:30am – noon Morning Sessions: 

• The Foot – Radiographs/Ultrasound/Treatment
• Hindlimb Suspensory Ligament Injury
• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch (Provided, from Shoup’s Country Foods) / Business Meeting

1:30pm – 5pm Afternoon Sessions:

• Forelimb Suspensory Ligament Injury
• Pelvis/Back/SI Injury/Treatment/Ultrasound
• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors

 IAEP 2020 Fall Meeting

Virtual Meeting –  Wednesday, November 4, 2020

8am – 5pm
6 hours of Continuing Education

 Reservations Due by Wednesday October 28, 2020

Registration is now closed.

 Speaker

Nicole Scherrer, DVM, DACVO
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, New Bolton Center

Dr. Nikki Scherrer, DVM, DACVO currently serves as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Dr. Scherrer received a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and graduated summa cum laude at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN. She attended Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, where she earned a doctorate degree from the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, she interned at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, followed by a second rotating internship at University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center. This experience opened the door into an ophthalmology residency at New Bolton Center. She became a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 2019.

 Topics in Ophthalmology

The ophthalmic examination
Adnexal disease
Corneal disease (nonulcerative and ulcerative)
Uveitis and associated complications
Case Discussions

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Indiana VetPD – November 2020

Evidence-based Podiatry for Equine Practitioners

Janssen Veterinary Clinic on Friday 6th Nov 2020 – Saturday 7th Nov 2020

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IAEP Spring Meeting

Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
8am – 5pm
6 hours of Continuing Education

 Reservations Due by Wednesday February 19th, 2020

Print Registration Form to mail
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 Speaker

Carla Pasteur, MS, DVM, CVA, CVSMT, CERP
Main Instructor, Integrative Veterinary Medical Institute

Dr. Pasteur received her veterinary degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1991 and her Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine from the Chi Institute in 2017. She is certified as a CVA by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society and completed training at the International School of Equine Osteopathy. She is a certified veterinary spinal manipulation therapist by The Healing Oasis Wellness Center. She has been an instructor of acupuncture at the Chi Institute since 2005. In 2011, Dr. Pasteur established the Pasteur Equine Learning Institute and began offering the Equine Medical Manipulation (EMM) course to veterinarians on how to combine conventional and alternative methods in treating horses. She is a member of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology and instructor at the Integrative Veterinary Medical Institute. She has researched and written articles on neck pain and stiffness in horses. Her veterinary practice is primarily Thoroughbred racehorses and sport horses and focuses on performance, pre-habilitation and conditioning.  Dr. Pasteur has lectured around the world on medical manipulation technique and acupuncture in equine treatment.

Dr. Pasteur is a dressage rider and has earned her USDF bronze, silver and gold medals.

 Schedule

Educational Presentation: Various Topics in Integrative Veterinary Medicine

8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Visitation with Vendors

8:30am – noon Morning Topics

• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch / Business Meeting

1:30pm – 5pm Afternoon Topics

• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors

IAEP Fall Meeting

Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
8am – 5pm
6 hours of Continuing Education

 Reservations Due by Wednesday October 30th, 2019

Print Registration Form to mail
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 Speaker

Lori Thompson, DVM, DACVD
Veterinary Dermatologist
Owner, Animal Allergy & Dermatology Center of Indiana, LLC

Dr. Lori Thompson received her BS in Industrial Psychology in 1992 from IUPUI. Before entering veterinary school, she worked as a Human Resources Generalist for a large insurance company and as an Associate Executive Director for an international association management firm.

After receiving her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000, Dr. Thompson worked in general practice for one year before her love of veterinary dermatology led her to complete a 3 year residency in veterinary dermatology with Animal Allergy & Skin Disease Center in Indianapolis. Dr. Thompson continued practicing as a board-certified veterinary dermatologist at a local specialty hospital until joining Elanco Animal Health in 2007. She served as a Veterinary Technical Consultant and helped launch the Companion Animal Health Division. Dr. Thompson opened Animal Dermatology Clinic in Indianapolis in October of 2009, where she served as the Managing Partner until September of 2016. In October of 2016, Dr. Thompson decided to open her own practice in order to better serve her clients and patients and Animal Allergy & Dermatology Center of Indiana, LLC. was formed!

Dr. Thompson is very active in organized veterinary medicine. She is a Past President of the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association and currently serves on the Audit/Budget Committee and the Legislative Committee. Dr. Thompson is an active member of the American College of Veterinary Medicine and the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology. She serves as a consultant for both Veterinary Information Network (since 2003) and Antech Diagnostics (since 2010). Dr. Thompson serves as the Chairperson for the AVMA taskforce on veterinary compounding legislation. She lectures locally and nationally to help educate other veterinarians and pet owners about veterinary dermatology.

Dr. Thompson was nominated for The Best Veterinarian of the Year Award as part of the “Thank Your Vet for a Healthy Pet” contest sponsored by Morris Animal Foundation in 2007. She is a past recipient of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology Resident’s Research Award and the Bastien Award for Exceptional Canine Care from Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Thompson was the recipient of the 2014 CIVMA Veterinarian of the Year Award. She is the proud recipient of the 2017 IVMA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Lori has been married for 30 years to husband Jim, a senior systems engineer for Trace 3. They share their home in the country with 3 dogs, 3 cats, 2 minis, and 2 horses. In her “free” time, Lori loves to quilt!

 Schedule

Educational Presentation: Various Topics in Allergy & Dermatology

8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Visitation with Vendors

8:30am – noon Morning Topics

• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch / Business Meeting

1:30pm – 5pm Afternoon Topics

• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors