Texas Equine Veterinary Association

41 | SPEAKERS Dr. Stephen Reed graduated from Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1976, followed by an internship and residency at Michigan State University. He taught at Ohio State University from 1983–2007. While there, he rose to the title of professor in 1994 and in 2003 was named to the Jenne Professorship in Equine Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Reed served the college and university on many committees and received the University Award for Distinguished University Service in 2002. Dr. Reed is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM)– Large Animal and in 2019 was recognized as an honorary diplomate in the ACVIM College of Neurology. Dr. Reed has written and spoken extensively on "wobbler" syndrome, equine protozoal myelitis, and other neurologic diseases. He has authored and co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and is a co-editor of two textbooks, Equine Internal Medicine, and another on Equine Neurology. Dr. Reed has received a number of recognitions for his work, including the Schering-Plough Animal Health and World Veterinary Association Award for Applied Research. In 2008 he was chosen to deliver the Frank J. Milne Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Most recently (October 2022) he was selected to the University of Kentucky Gluck Research Hall of Fame. STEVE REED, DVM, DACVIM Dr. Justin Ritthaler is from Wyoming and attended veterinary school at Colorado State University. Starting in the late 20th century he began this career doing anything a horse owner would pay him to do, and while doing so developed a clientele for lameness and reproductive work. With some perseverance and luck in 2001 he ended up a founding senior partner at Weatherford Equine. While originally performing his reproduction services at client farms and stallion stations it became apparent the need to build a dedicated facility for his equine breeding services. In 2010, the partners of Weatherford Equine built another facility just down the road from the original hospital and opened the Breeding Center. As the program grew it had to shift its focus from general stallion and mare management to more advanced services. With the advent of equine ICSI and necessity for the procedure, Weatherford Equine started managing mares for oocyte aspiration and receiving the ICSI derived embryos to implant in their already established recipient herd. As the program expanded, Dr. Gabe Young was encouraged to leave Lexington, Kentucky, and return to the great state of Texas to help Dr. Ritthaler respond to growing demand. Thankfully, Dr. Young opted to hang up his Kentucky TB vet khakis and rejoined the team and is head of oocyte aspirations as well as takes part in all other aspects of the practice. Although Dr. Ritthaler does not have any formal therio training, he works to make up for it with practical experience and has been involved with equine repro for over 25 years. JUSTIN RITTHALER, DVM SPEAKERS

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