AHBA Educational Seminars

Don't miss these world renowned experts as they discuss important facts and useful tips for the care of your horse. These valuable informational seminars are complimentary and are offered Friday and Saturday during the lunch break at the Arabian Breders World Cup Show April 11th and 12th.

FRIDAY APRIL 11TH - during the Lunch Break

Regenerative Medicine With Stem Cells

Dr. Doug Herthel | Founder of Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center | Los Olivos, California

Doug Herthel, DVM, founded the Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center together with his wife Sue in 1972 on the central coast of California. Instrumental in bringing about a biological approach to healing, Dr. Herthel continues to advance equine surgery and the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, adult stem cell therapy and clinical nutrition in veterinary medicine. In 1996, he developed Platinum Performance to speed healing in equine patients after orthopedic surgery. With an interest in endurance riding, Dr. Herthel and Sue are proud to have twice entered and finished the Tevis Cup Ride, a 100 mile one-day ride through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 

SATURDAY APRIL 12TH - during the Lunch Break

How Ulcers Affect Your Show Horse

Dr. Bonnie Barr | Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital | Lexington, Kentucky

Bonnie S. Barr, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, is a board certified Internal Medicine specialist and shareholder at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Barr has special interests in neonatology and infectious disease. She is the Director of Biosecurity at Rood & Riddle. In her free time, she runs a working Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse breeding farm with her husband.