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UC Davis farrier Shane Westman is only the second farrier in the western US to earn a Graduate Diploma in Equine Locomotor Research through London’s Royal Veterinary College.
Farriery has historically been rooted in practice-based approaches, often largely reliant on visual observations and anecdotal evidence. There is a movement to bring more data-driven science to the art of caring for horses’ hooves, and UC Davis veterinary hospital farrier Shane Westman is a big proponent.
Standing Equine PET Now In Use At UC Davis Sponsored by:
UC Davis has welcomed the latest standing equine PET scanner, the MILEPET, into clinical use, less than six years after performing the world s first PET scan on a horse.
Thanks to funding support from the UC Davis Center for Equine Health and the Stronach Group, the UC Davis veterinary hospital recently installed the most recent MILEPET. After the installation of the first scanner at Santa Anita Park racetrack, a second scanner was set up on the East Coast at the University of Pennsylvania. This newest instrument at UC Davis will provide the most innovative equine imaging technique using only standing sedation to the Northern California horse population.