Haymarket Veterinary Service’s veterinarians are leaders in our communities and beyond! Occasionally we get questions about veterinary outreach and service—here is a smattering of our involvement and favorite programs!
Dr. Linda Neimeier has more interesting summer plans than most people! This summer she will be traveling to Mongolia with the Christian Veterinary Mission. While there she will be providing educational seminars to the Mongolian vets and teaching animal husbandry to local herders. Educational standards there are different than here - their veterinary care providers do not typically have doctorates, but they strive to improve themselves and care deeply for their animals. We are excited for Linda’s opportunity and look forward to her great stories and photos! Christian Veterinary Mission
In addition to the work CVM does around the world, many veterinarians also volunteer for Equitarian Initiatives with a wide variety of philosophies and programs. We hope to become involved with some of these programs in the future. A list of some of these programs can be found on the American Association of Equine Practitioner’s website here: Equitarian Initiatives. Dr. Carol Sabo and Dr. Melinda Freckleton are great fans of the Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust.
Closer to home our veterinarians also donate time in other ways. In February Dr. Melinda Freckleton gave a seminar on how to keep older horses working comfortably and a long lining demonstration at the Therapeutic Riding Association of Virginia (TRAV) annual conference. The conference was hosted by Melinda and her partner Jenny Spain at their farm in Catlett. TRAV is an organization that supports therapeutic riding centers with educational opportunities and other services. For more information on TRAV and photos of the conference see the TRAV website.
All of us continue to help out as we can with presentations on a variety of horse health topics for 4-H, Pony Club and various horse societies. If you are a leader in such a group give us a call if you would like us to lead horse health educational presentations for you.
While Melinda has stepped down as the Virginia Association of Equine Practitioners (VAEP) president, she will continue to serve on the board as Immediate Past President. The VAEP will also welcome Haymarket Veterinary Service’s Dr. Katy Cilinski to the board for the new term! Katy will be planning educational opportunities for equine veterinarians in the state and will be a valuable asset to the VAEP board.
Don’t forget to check out Equus Magazine each month! Melinda continues to contribute monthly on a variety of horse health topics
In 2010 Dr. Jennifer French began serving the AAEP by leading their discussion group on dealing with difficult horses. This is a large and popular educational session at the nation’s biggest equine veterinary educational conference. We are proud of Jenn’s expertise and success with this endeavor, and she will be continuing this project in 2011.
Carol is also still involved with the AAEP, serving on the membership committee, where she is involved in work-life balance issues common to chronically overworked equine veterinarians. We are proud of our unique organizational model and of Carol for promoting this approach for other practices.
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