WE INVITE ALL VETERINARIANS & VETERINARY TECHNICIANS
TO REGISTER NOW FOR THESE EXCITING EVENTS!
7th Annual Hambletonian CE Wet Labs
Thursday, August 2nd
Meadowlands Racetrack, E. Rutherford, New Jersey
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Eight total CE credit hours available. $250 for one 2-hour session; $400 for one half-day (4-hour)
session; $600 for one 2-hour + one 4-hour session (6 CE hours); and $700 for two half-day sessions
(8 CE hours). Includes complimentary luncheon and transportation from our host hotel, the
Sheraton Meadowlands. Participation is limited; register here ASAP to lock in your place.
2012 Wet Labs
(Click here to see full details in the Wet Labs Agenda)

Dennis Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO – A Review of Eye Examination Techniques in the Horse
(half-day session sponsored by Milburn Equine)
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Mark Crisman, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Endoscopy of the Upper Airway and Guttural Pouches
(intensive, two-hour session sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health)
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Alex Valdez-Martinez, DVM, DACVR – Equine Musculoskeletal Radiography & Equine
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (2 half-day sessions sponsored by Sound-Eklin)
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Jeffrey Schaffer, DVM & Shelly Zacharias, DVM, MS – Regenerative Therapies – Stem Cell
Therapy: A New, Non- Invasive Method of Collection with Bimodal Treatment and Platelet
Therapy/E-PET (half-day session sponsored by Equine Partners America & Pall Animal
Health)
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Photographing the Equine Iris for the Purpose of Identification – FREE demonstrations of
eyeD™ – a new equine iris identification technology (sponsored by Global Animal
Management) – open to all, no preregistration required
13th Annual Hambletonian CE Seminar & Trade Show
Friday, August 3rd
Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel, E. Rutherford, New Jersey
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
FREE to participating veterinarians & veterinary technicians
Complimentary Continental Breakfast, hot Buffet Luncheon, refreshments, and all Seminar
materials are provided, along with an opportunity to attend the popular CE Seminar Dinner at the
Meadowlands Racetrack. Register here and select six lectures.
2012 Seminar Selections
(Click here to see full details in the Seminar Agenda)

Rodney L. Belgrave, DVM, MS, DACVIM -- The Use of Serum Amyloid A in the Monitoring of
Clinically Ill Hospitalized Patients
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William M. Bradley, DVM – Brachytherapy in the Horse (sponsored by Sound-Eklin)
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Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO – Ocular Emergencies in Horses (sponsored by
Wedgewood Pharmacy)
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Mark Crisman, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Strangles: Vaccination, Treatment and Biosecurity
Measures (sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health)
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Mark Crisman, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Equine Acupuncture: Beyond the Qi Concept
(sponsored by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society)

Mary Beth Gordon, PhD – Nutritional Consultations: What Vets Need to Know to Make
Sound Feed Recommendations (sponsored by Land O’Lakes Purina Feed)
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Nicola Pusterla DVM, PhD, DACVIM & Wendy Vaala, VMD, DACVIM – Hot Topics in Equine
Medicine (sponsored by Merck Animal Health)
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Michael W. Ross, DVM, DACVS – The Lameness Quiz - Observations and Characteristics of
Lame Horses (sponsored by Milburn Equine)
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Nathan Slovis, DVM, DACVIM, CHT – A Practitioner’s Perspective on Compounding and
Unapproved Drug Use in Equine Practice
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Alex Valdés-Martínez, DVM, DACVR – Diagnostic Imaging of the Suspensory Ligament
(sponsored by Sound-Eklin)
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Alex Valdés-Martínez, DVM, DACVR – Computed Tomographic Arthrography of the Equine
Stifle Joint (sponsored by Sound-Eklin)
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Carey A. Williams, PhD– Antioxidant Research and Its Applications for Use in Exercising
Horses (sponsored by Rutgers Equine Science Center)
The Hambletonian CE Seminar program will again be presented free of charge thanks to our 2012
Educational Sponsorship Partners: 3M Animal Care Products, American Association of Equine
Veterinary Technicians (AAEVT), Abaxis, Actistatin, Adequan/Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Animal
Health International, Auburn Laboratories, Bioniche Animal Health, Blue Seal Feeds, Buckeye
Nutrition, Butler Schein Animal Health, Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Equine Partners
America, eyeD/Global Animal Management, International Veterinary Acupuncture Society
(IVAS), Kentucky Performance Products, Kinetic Technologies, Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, Merck
Animal Health, Merial, Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center, Midwest Veterinary Supply, Milburn
Equine, MWI Veterinary Supply, Neogen, Nutramax Laboratories, Nutrena, Pall Animal Health,
Pfizer Animal Health, Platinum Performance, Rutgers Equine Science Center, Sound-Eklin, Southern
States, Triple Crown Nutrition, Universal Ultrasound, Vet Ray Technology by Sedecal, and
Wedgewood Pharmacy.
NEW FOR 2012! We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the AAEVT and
will provide CE credits to all qualified veterinary technicians attending our events!
Host Hotel Reservations
Make your room reservation early to insure that you get a room in our host hotel, the Sheraton
Meadowlands, at our special group rate of $145. To reserve by phone, call 800-325-3535 or 201896-0500 and request the Hambletonian Group Booking Code: FC812S. To reserve online, the link
to our online reservations page is: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/Hambletonian2012
Veterinary Seminar Dinner
Following completion of the CE Seminar & Trade Show, you are invited to join us for an evening of
world-class racing and a buffet dinner at Pegasus Restaurant atop the Meadowlands Racetrack,
from 6:30 to 10:30 PM. There will be a charge of $49 per person to attend the Veterinary Dinner.
We provide free shuttle bus service to and from the Sheraton Meadowlands and the Racetrack.
Sign up on the Registration Form to attend the Veterinary Seminar Dinner on Friday, August 3rd.
87th Annual Hambletonian Finals on Saturday, August 4th
If you wish to attend the Hambletonian Finals on Saturday, August 4 (11:00 AM to 5:00 PM) in the
East Apron Tent, Terraces Restaurant (Clubhouse Level) or Pegasus Restaurant, you must make
reservations directly by contacting Meadowlands Reservations at 201-843-2446 after July 1, 2012.
Reservations are extremely limited for these locations and are on a first come, first served basis.
General admissions are always available the day of the event ($5 general admission).
Please send us your Registration Form ASAP. Directions to the Hambletonian CE Seminar at the
Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel will be provided when we receive your completed Registration
Form. Thank you for your interest in the 13th Annual Hambletonian CE Meeting. We look forward to
welcoming you to our event this August!
Click below for:
Registration Form
2012 CE Wet Labs Agenda
2012 CE Seminar Agenda
Questions? Contact Marie Hagerty, 908-654-3112, marie@firstchoicemarketing.us, or Gordon
Sulcer, 973-240-7471, gordon@firstchoicemarketing.us