E2-Boarder& Trainer, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15, 2003
High-Tech Help For Horses
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Besides raising Saddlebred
and Thoroughbred horses,
Scott was the first woman to
ride astride at the national
horse show and was the owner
of “Battleship,” the first
American owned-and-trained
horse to win the Grand Na
tional.
Providing 200 acres of
property for the center was
the Westmoreland Davis Me
morial Foundation. The foun
dation oversees the historic
Westmoreland Davis Man
sion, two equestrian museums
and an equestrian center that
adjoin the hospital grounds.
An additional $2 million
from other donors equipped
the hospital. Eighty percent of
the equipment, in fact, was
made possible by private do
nations.
“In August of ’B3 there
wasn’t any equipment or em-
Dr. Celia Goodall, clinical instructor in equine sur
gery, checks the image of a horse’s airway and the dis
tance, incline, and heart rate information displayed on
the screen all information generated from the horse’s
treadmill workout.
ployees,” said center director
Fred Fregin. “I had one desk
and one lamp that I brought
for myself,” he said.
The need for an equine
treatment center in the area
was made immediately obvi
ous, as within six months of
opening they saw 600 horses.
Facilities include an inten
sive care unit, two surgical
suites, two radiology suites, a
clinical diagnostic laboratory,
a pharmacy, a high-speed
treadmill facility, a farriers’
shop for corrective shoeing,
and accommodations for 29
patients, besides an eight-stall
isolation unit in progress.
A variety of horses are ad
mitted to the hospital for
treatment. “We really see the
full spectrum of horses,” said
Ann Nadjar, assistant director
of development.
“There is a perception that
we see only elite horses, but
we also care for everything
from horses that compete on
the international level to min
iature horses, mules, donkeys,
and a lot of backyard horses,”
she said. “
In addition, approximately
50 foals are referred to the
center in the foaling season
from January to July.
The center offers round-the
clock emergency service, so
veterinarians at the center can
quickly help horses with life
threatening fractures or colic.
“There is someone in the
bams 24/7,” said Nadjar.
“Last year 750 emergencies
came in, the majority during
the evening or weekend.”
Colic is, in fact, the leading
surgical procedure at the cen
ter.
Designed as a referral-only
hospital, the center takes pa
tients that are referred by the
horse’s regular veterinarian,
so it does not compete with
ambulatory practices in the
area.
The original staff of 17 has
more than doubled over the
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