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Piper and Traci Brooks speak with Dr. Eleanor Green and Dr. Jim Heird about a revolutionary equine veterinary education program and Dr. Adriana Wilford about equine dentistry. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.

• Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci Brooks 
• Guest: Dr. Eleanor Green is the co-director of the Lincoln Memorial University Equine Veterinary Education Program and Chair of the Advisory Council.  Dr. Green holds the Carl B. King deanship of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and served as president of three national organizations: American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, American Association of Veterinary Clinicians. 
• Guest: Dr. Jim Heird is the co-director of the Lincoln Memorial University Equine Veterinary Education Program. Dr. Heird is the former coordinator of the Texas A&M Equine Initiative and the former director of the Equine Sciences Program at Colorado State University. Dr. Heird is also the past President of the American Quarter Horse Association.
• Guest: Dr. Adriana Wilford grew up in Southern Maine and developed a love for horses at a young age. Dr. Wilford earned her BS in Animal Science from The University of Vermont and then went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Wilford graduated at the top of her class in 2019 and was the recipient of the Charles F. Reid Sports Medicine and Imaging Award, as well as the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Large Animal Surgery Prize. Upon graduation, Dr. Wilford completed a one year rotating internship at B.W. Furlong and Associates in New Jersey, where she developed a love for internal medicine and a keen interest in dentistry. Dr. Wilford is currently an Associate Veterinarian at Dunbarton Equine in Newtown, Connecticut.
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