2009 HAMBLETONIAN CONTINUING EDUCATION
WET LABS, SEMINAR & TRADE SHOW
FOR EQUINE VETERINARIANS
SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 6 & 7, 2009
Morristown, NJ, May 29, 2009 – First Choice Marketing announced today plans to host
the 10th Annual Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar for Equine Veterinarians, to
be held in conjunction with the 84th Hambletonian Festival of Racing. Over the past ten
years, this veterinary meeting has grown to become the 3rd largest regional equine
veterinary CE meeting in the country, and the only meeting of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic
region.
The Continuing Education Seminar will take place on Friday, August 7, 2009 from 8:00
AM to 5:00 PM at the host hotel - the Sheraton Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New
Jersey. Veterinary Seminar participants attend free of charge, and will have a choice
among ten continuing education credit hours offered.
The 4th Annual Continuing Education Wet Labs program will again take place at the
Meadowlands Racetrack on Thursday, August 6, 2009, with sessions running from 8:00
AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Participants will have a choice among twentyeight credit hours offered. Transportation and lunch will be provided. There will be a
$275 fee per half-day session or $500 for one full-day or two half-day sessions.
Participation in these intensive, hands-on sessions is limited. Sessions confirmed to date
include:
 Increasing Equine Dentistry in Your Practice – Travis J. Henry, DVM (sponsored
by Pfizer Animal Health)
 Therapeutic Shoeing vs. Performance Shoeing – Where is the Line? –– Scott E.
Morrison, DVM (sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal Health)
 Optimizing the Use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Technology (ESWT) in the
Equine Practice – Susan Johns, DVM (sponsored by PulseVet - VersaTron)
 New Applications in Pain Management, Rehabilitation & Wound Care Using Class
IV Laser Therapy – Ronald J. Riegel, DVM (sponsored by Pegasus Therapy Laser
by LiteCure)
 Practical Ultrasound of the Suspensory Ligament – Philippe Benoit, DVM
(sponsored by VetImaging)
 Digital Radiography – Instructor TBA (sponsored by Sound Technologies)
 Surviving Economic Hardship: How Proper Management Will Keep You Afloat –
Christine Merle, DVM, MBA, CVPA (half-day classroom lab sponsored by
Boehringer Ingelheim)
The Hambletonian Continuing Education Wet Labs and Seminar program has been
approved by the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association (NJVMA). As in the past, the
Seminar is being offered at no charge to DVM participants thanks to the following
Educational Sponsorship Partners: 3M Animal Care Products, Bayer Animal Health,
Bluegrass Equine Products, Blue Seal Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim, CapsuleNet, Fort
Dodge Animal Health, Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health, Land O’Lakes Purina
Feed, Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center, Milburn Equine, MWI
Veterinary Supply, NJ Department of Agriculture, Pegasus Therapy Laser™ by LiteCure,
Pennfield Feeds, Pfizer Animal Health, Platinum Performance, PulseVet - VersaTron,
Rutgers Equine Science Center, Sound Technologies, Triple Crown Nutrition, Universal
Medical Systems, VetImaging, Vettec, Wedgewood Pharmacy and Wiley-Blackwell.
The Seminar lineup features the following topics by well-known equine experts:
 Controversies in Equine Neurology Focusing on EPM, Herpes and Wobblers –
Stephen M. Reed, DVM, DACVM (sponsored by Bayer Animal Health)
 Advances in Medical and Surgical Therapies for Equine Joint Disease –
Christopher E. Kawcak, DVM, PhD, DACVS (sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim)
 The New Faces of Influenza – Jody Wade, DVM (sponsored by Fort Dodge
Animal Health)
 How to Take the Offensive Against Drug Resistant Parasites: Rules and Tools of
Engagement! – Wendy E. Vaala, VMD, DACVIM (sponsored by Intervet
Schering-Plough Animal Health)
 Hay for Horses: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? – Mary Beth Gordon, PhD
(sponsored by Land O’Lakes Purina Feed)
 Current Clinical Applications of Class IV Laser Therapy in Equine Practice –
Ronald J. Riegel, DVM (sponsored by LiteCure)
 Degenerative Joint Disease Intraarticular Therapy Update and Review – Victoria
R. Maxwell, DVM (sponsored by Luitpold Pharmaceuticals)
 Inflammatory Airway Disease in the Sport Horse - What Is It and How Do I
Diagnose and Treat It? – Melissa R. Mazan, DVM, DACVIM (sponsored by Pfizer
Animal Health)
 Diagnosis and Management of Equine Cushing’s Disease – Hal Schott, DVM,
PhD (sponsored by Wedgewood Pharmacy)
 The Unwanted Horse: Commodity, Companion or Commitment? – Shari C.
Silverman, VMD (sponsored by NJ Dept. of Agriculture)
This full day of events will also include a special, 10th Anniversary Veterinary Seminar
Dinner and evening of world-class racing at the Pegasus Restaurant, Meadowlands
Racetrack, and an opportunity to attend the 84th Hambletonian Finals on Saturday,
August 8, 2009.
For more information, or to register for these events, visit our web site at:
www.firstchoicemarketing.us, or contact Marie Hagerty, marie@firstchoicemarketing.us,
908-654-3112.