Published by the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners, an Equine-Exclusive Division of the Florida Veterinary Medical Association Issue 4 • 2013
Diagnosing the Horse
with Recurrent Colic Pg.6 - Amanda M. House, DVM, DACVIM
Surgeries of the Eye of the Horse
Pg.8
- Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO
The Value of Ridden Exercise in
Lameness Investigation
Pg.17
- Sue Dyson, MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, FRCVS
Proximal Injuries
of the Accessory Ligament of the Deep Digital Flexor Tendon in Hindlimbs Pg.19 - Sue Dyson, MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, FRCVS
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