Concise Textbook of Equine Clinical Practice

Graham Munroe qualified from the University of Bristol with Honours in 1979. He then spent 8 years in equine practice in Wendover, Newmarket, Arundel, and Oxfordshire including a stud season in New Zealand. Whilst in practice Graham studied for and gained a Certificate in Orthopaedics (CertEO) and a Diploma in Stud Medicine (DESM) from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. In 1987 he became a Lecturer in Equine Surgery and Reproduction at Glasgow University. Whilst at Glasgow, Graham obtained a PhD by thesis on Neonatal Foal Ophthalmology and a Fellowship of the RCVS by examination in 1994. Graham then joined the University of Edinburgh as a Senior Lecturer in Large animal surgery in 1994. In 1997 he became a member of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS) by examination. He then set up a private equine consultancy practice based on the Scottish Borders in 1998 and currently consults in clinics in Scotland and northern England, and occasionally in Europe. He has furthermore been a Visiting University Equine Surgeon at Cambridge Veterinary School from 2007-2009 and in 2011. Graham is interested in all areas of Surgery esp. Orthopaedics and General Soft Tissue Surgery. His interests however also include Diagnostic Imaging and Ophthalmology. Graham has been lecturing extensively across the UK and also in Europe and is an Editor for Equus Vetstream. Graham has published over 60 referred papers and book chapters and is one of the editors of the book ‘Clinical Equine Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction’. He has furthermore been the team vet for the British Driving Team from 1994-2000 and for the British Dressage and British Vaulting Teams in 2002. Graham was also a FEI veterinary delegate at the Athens 2004 Olympics.

Antonio Cruz is double boarded in Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine. He is currently a faculty member at the Justus Liebig Universität Giessen in Germany having spent most of his career in North America. He has spent 25 years in academic practice in different capacities, having been tenured faculty (Associate Professor) at the University of Guelph (Canada) for several years. He has also worked at the Universities of Saskatchewan, Minnesota, Prince Edward Island and Bern in Switzerland. He also spent 7 years in private practice establishing a leading referral surgical and sports medicine facility in Vancouver, Canada. He holds several post-graduate degrees. He has supervised many graduate students, residents and interns and published over 60 articles and many book chapters. He is a regular speaker at international meetings. His main clinical focus is equine orthopaedics, and he is actively involved in research in the area of gait analysis and equine surgery.

Dr Michael Schramme is President of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and ex-President of the European Society of Veterinary Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Tracey Chenier is an Associate Professor of Theriogenology at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, in Guelph, Canada. She attained Board Certification with the American College of Theriogenologists in 1996. Her areas of interest and research include stallion reproduction, semen cryopreservation and endometritis in mares.

Charles D. Cooke qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2000 and works in general equine practice focusing on all aspects of equine stud medicine including natural breeding, artificial insemination and embryo transfer/assisted reproductive techniques on all types of horses and ponies. He has a particular interest in young-stock management and preventative medicine on the stud farm, treatment of the ‘sub-fertile’ mare, foetal sexing and the management of hormone-related behavioural problems in competition horses. He was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Equine Medicine (Stud Medicine) in 2008 and is an RCVS Advanced Practitioner, he has been an honorary lecturer at the University of Liverpool since 2014 and became a director at Equine Reproductive Services (UK) in 2016.

Victoria Scott qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2006 and is presently a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow. She worked at Rossdale and Partners in Newmarket, UK as an intern and equine stud farm veterinarian for 3 years. She spent 3 years in an internal medicine residency at the Ohio State University, USA where she obtained a MSc and board certification in equine internal medicine. She was an equine internal medicine clinician and lecturer at Cambridge University Veterinary School from 2013 to 2019. She has interests in all aspects of foal and internal medicine.

Timothy P. Barnett BSc(Hons), BVM&S, MSc, CertAVP, DipECVS, DipEVDC-Eq, MRCVS qualified from the University of Edinburgh in 2005. After a period in general practice, he joined Rossdales in Newmarket, working as an orthopaedic assistant and then an 18-month internship in the hospital and diagnostic centre. He undertook a surgical residency at the University of Edinburgh before re-joining Rossdales in 2014. He worked in general practice and then part of the horses in training team before moving into the surgical and dental referral group. He became clinical director of Rossdales in 2021. He was awarded an MSc with Distinction from the University of Edinburgh 2014 for his work on post-operative findings in horses undergoing laryngoplasty and attained the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice and became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (EVCS) in 2015. He became a Diplomate of the European Veterinary Dental College (EVDC) in 2018. He holds RCVS specialist status in both equine surgery and dentistry.

Erin Beasley, DVM, DACVIM, PhD, is a Clinical Associate Professor in Large Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA USA. Her doctoral research was in cardiovascular function in horses with gastrointestinal disease. Equine cardiology remains a special interest, although all things internal medicine related make each day in this profession exciting and challenging.

Laura Javsicas is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Large Animal Medicine and has special interests in neonatology, ultrasonography, cardiology, gastrointestinal diseases and emergency/critical care medicine. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania before completing an internship at the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, KY. She then completed in equine internal medicine residency at the University of Florida following which she became a member of the faculty. She joined Rhinebeck Equine, a full-service ambulatory and referral hospital in 2013 where she provides emergency and elective internal medicine services within the hospital and out in the field.

François-René graduated with a DVM from the National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) and completed an internship at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (France). He trained in Equine Internal Medicine at Purdue University (USA) and became a diplomate of the ACVIM. François-René completed his PhD at McGill University (Canada). He joined The University of Queensland in 2016 and has authored several research articles, book chapters and the first textbook on the diagnosis and management of equine endocrinopathies. François-René leads the Equine Endocrinology research group at UQ and is a member of international expert panels to elaborate guidelines for the management of insulin dysregulation and PPID.

Andy Durham graduated in 1988 and has worked in private practice throughout his entire career. After 2 years in mixed practice Andy entered equine practice in 1991. Andy joined the Liphook Equine Hospital in 1994 where he still works as Clinical Director. Andy gained the RCVS Certificate in Equine Practice in 1993, the RCVS Diploma in Equine Internal Medicine in 2003 and the European Diploma in equine Internal Medicine in 2004. He is an RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine and visiting Professor at the University of Surrey. Andy’s clinical interests span a wide range of equine internal medical problems including endocrinopathies, abdominal disease, nutrition, liver disease, ophthalmology, dermatology, critical care and infectious diseases. His daily work is split between equine medicine referral work and the clinical diagnostic laboratory at Liphook.

Professor Derek Knottenbelt qualified from Edinburgh and retired from his personal Chair in Equine Internal Medicine at the University of Liverpool in 2010. He is a Diplomat of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine and of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He is Director of Equine Medical Solutions Ltd and through this provides an advisory service in equine oncology. He has been awarded honorary life membership of ECEIM, BEVA, VWHA and ACVIM. He received the Animal Health Trust Scientific Award in 2003, the BEVA (Blue Cross) Welfare Award in 2004, and the Merk - WEVA Welfare Award in 2006. In 2005 he was appointed OBE by the Queen for his services to equine medicine. He has published widely on a range of topics and maintains an interest in equine Internal medicine and oncology in particular. His main interests are in oncology, ophthalmology, wound management and dermatology.