Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital will host special
tours April 21-23, 2010 for visitors during the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day
Event. Tour guests will walk through the state-of-the-art facility and
view surgery, diagnostic imaging systems and the podiatry center, and
learn about advances in equine veterinary medicine and patient care.
Educational presentations on MRI and Treadmill Endoscopic evaluation of
the equine upper airway will be included in the tour.

Dr. Travis Tull will present information about MRI and its application in equine veterinary medicine. MRI has only been used in equine clinical cases for the past
decade and has come into widespread use just within the last 5 years.
MRI is a rapidly evolving sector of equine medicine that is helping to
advance veterinary diagnostic abilities. Rood & Riddle has a 1.5
Tesla high-field magnet MRI unit and is one of a handful of private
equine hospitals in the country with this level of MRI technology.

Dr. Brett Woodie will give a video presentation in the Treadmill room to explain how the treadmill exam is performed and also show some common upper airway
abnormalities that affect the equine athlete.

“We look forward to having horsemen and women visit our hospital during the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event,” said Dr. Woodie. “It will be a great
opportunity to share our knowledge of cutting edge diagnostics and
treatment options for the equine athlete.”

Tours are approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes and will be offered at 2pm on April 21, and at 11am, 2pm and 4pm on April 22 and April 23. Tours are by reservation
only and limited to 30 people per time slot.  For tour reservations, please
contact Robin Murray at (859) 233-0371 or by e-mail to rmurray@roodandriddle.com.