WHEN FLORIDA massage therapists, light therapists and animal communicators started receiving cease and desist orders, the Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine was asked for an interpretation of the state’s veterinary practices law.

Sometimes just a few golden moments make a lot of effort all seem worthwhile.

NOW MORE THAN EVER, you need to address the critical footcare issues that can make you more efficient while improving your shoeing skills.

OVER DINNER a couple of years ago, veterinarian Frank Gravlee told me about one of the more successful laminitis treatments he used years ago in his private equine practice.

As you know, nothing makes a client madder than having a farrier who shows up late, doesn’t show up at all or creates a shoeing problem. Yet there are many steps you can take to keep your clients happy.

A FEW WEEKS BACK, I spent an afternoon with noted equine researcher Hilary Clayton at the Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center.

When Walt Taylor kicked-off the presentation by Anvil 21 members at the American Farrier’s Association convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, he promised that the next four hours would cover “good, basic stuff.

In recent weeks, we’ve received a number of e-mail messages concerning the Model Veterinary Practices Act draft proposal that is currently being updated by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) in Schaumburg, Ill. Public comments on the proposal were being accepted through March 15.