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The FAEP’s mission is to support the professional development of its members and to educate its members on conditions affecting the equine industry as well as methods for improving the welfare of horses in the state of Florida.

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upcoming events

July 24, 2010
Equine Wound Management
CE Short Course
Ocala Hilton

August 28, 2010
UF Student Appreciation Day
Gainesville, FL

November 7, 2010
FAEP Imaging Wet Lab
Orlando, FL

November 4 - 6, 2010
FAEP Promoting Excellence in the Southeast Symposium 2010: The Equine Athlete and Regenerative Medicine
Rosen Shingle Creek
Orlando, FL
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Past Events

February 6, 2010
FAEP Breeding Soundness Exam Short Course
Ocala, FL
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2nd Annual Foot & Farrier Symposium

August 7 - 8, 2009 | Orlando, FL

The FAEP Board of Directors would like to thank the over 150 veterinarians and farriers who attended this year's foot symposium and helped support further development of the veterinary-farrier relationship. We look forward to visiting with you again next year!


Our speaker lecture panel led by Dr. Tim Lynch, program director

John Suttle & James Gilchrist take a moment to discuss the lectures

Dr. Shellow helps register several farriers at the registration desk.

James Gilchrist, Drs. Steve O'Grady & Andy Parks

Active shoeing discussions in the vendor hall

Our 2009 speakers

A portion of the lecture hall

Guest speakers included:
Dr. Kent Carter, Texas A & M
Jason Maki, Farrier, Texas A & M
Scott Lampert - Farrier & President On-Track Equine
Dr. Andy Parks, University of Georgia
Mike Wildenstein, Cornell Farrier


Friday
7:00 - 8:00 AM Coffee in trade show
8:00 - 8:50 AM Functional Anatomy
Andy Parks, DVM
9:00 - 9:50 AM Clinical Implications of Functional Anatomy
Andy Parks, DVM
10:00 - 10:30 AM Break
10:20 - 11:10 AM Relationship Between Form and Function on Disease
Andy Parks, DVM
11:20 - 12:10 PM How trimming affects P3 orientation within the hoof capsule and changes breakover point
Jason Wilson-Maki
12:10 - 1:30 PM Lunch in trade show
1:30 - 2:20 PM Farrier perspective on sheared heels and hoof conformation
Jason Wilson-Maki
2:30 - 3:20 PM Important points on taking and interpreting radiographs for vets and farriers
Kent Carter
3:30 - 3:50 PM Break
3:50 - 4:40 PM Hoof cracks
Kent Carter
4:50 - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
Parks, Carter, Wildenstein, Wilson-Maki, Lampert
6:00 - 8:00 PM Welcome Cocktail Reception
Saturday
7:00 - 8:00 AM Coffee in trade show
8:00 - 8:50 AM Horseshoes for Soft Tissue Lesions of the Equine Lower Limb
Mike Wildenstein
9:00 - 9:50 AM Horseshoes for Skeletal Lesions of the Equine Lower Limb
Mike Wildenstein
10:00 - 10:20 AM Break
10:20 - 11:10 AM New Innovations for Farriers
Scott Lampert
11:20 - 12:10 PM Panel Discussion
Parks, Carter, Wildenstein, Wilson-Maki, Lampert
12:10 - 1:30 PM Lunch in trade show
1:30 - 2:20 PM Therapeutic Options for Palmar Foot Pain
Kent Carter
2:30 - 3:20 PM Fungal Infection of Equine Hoof
Mike Wildenstein
3:30 - 3:50 PM Break
3:50 - 4:40 PM Panel Discussion
Carter, Wildenstein, Wilson-Maki, Lampert
4:50 - 6:00 PM Closing Comments
6:00 - 8:00 PM

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