The 麻豆社国产Valley Equestrian Association (SVEA) celebrates its 60th anniversary this year and will help kick off the season with a discussion from special guest Dr. Eric Martin.
Martin is in town to present an educational talk entitled "Colic in the Horse - Are We Winning?" Colic is a term covering numerous gastro-intestinal issues in horses, often requiring emergency medical intervention by a veterinarian and is one of the leading causes of death in horses.
The issue is especially relevant in 麻豆社国产because although there are numerous veterinary clinics throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor, none of them offer large animal services. In part, this is a result of many new graduates choosing to focus only on small animal care in urban settings.
Another limiting factor is the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia's (CVBC) policy to disallow small animal clinics to offer limited equine services. The CVBC requires clinics to stock a full hospital's worth of equipment and medications, which is simply not feasible for local small animal clinics. A number of local horses have been tragically lost to illness such as colic because of the absence of large animal vet services.
Since 1998, horse owners in 麻豆社国产have been fortunate to have the services of Aldergrove's Paton and Martin vet services on an intermittent, non-emergency basis. Paton and Martin make a trip to town every few months to offer routine, non-emergency care to local horse owners.
Martin will be coming to 麻豆社国产on Friday (April 20) to meet local horse owners and have a roundtable discussion on the vet needs of the horse community in the Sea to Sky Corridor. He's donated his time for the event and all money raised from the event will be used as fundraising money for the SVEA.
The discussion will be taking place at the Sandman Hotel and Suites from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is $5 for SVEA members and $15 for non-members. Seating is limited and those interested in attending are asked to RSVP by calling Sandra at (604) 898-4248.
For more information on the SVEA, visit www.svea.ca.
