Exclusive Education Event - Surgical Limb Dissection with Dr. Miller

WHAT TO EXPECT

**We will be using amputated legs  from a scheduled euthanansia. LEGS ONLY will be displayed and dissected.**

After a brief introduction and tour of the surgery building at Great Basin Equine Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Shane Miller, DVM, DIPL. ACVS, with the assistance of Wendy Wyatt, LVT, will begin our presentation by going over equine limb function and anatomy in detail through a full surgical dissection. He will cover common pathologies and disorders, as well as treatments, routine care and maintainence. Participants are encouraged to ask questions as well as take notes and photos.

Next, we will head over to Tahoe Equine Rehabilitation and Conditioning Center, located on the same property as Great Basin Equine. Facility manager Maguire Price will provide a tour of the entire facility as well as live demonstrations of many of the available options for rehabilitation, treatment, and conditioning that TERC privides. This will include cold laser therapy, salt water spa, eurocizer, and the in-ground aqua treadmill. 

To ensure you have the best experience possible, please note the following:

• No early arrivals please! If you do arrive early, please wait at in your vehicle/the parking lot. For safety, the privacy of patients/clients, and to allow us to provide you with the best experience, please allow us time to set up the facility to accomodate the demonstration without interruption. 
• Please remember the clinic and rehab facility are open and actively treating/housing patients. To protect patient and client privacy, please refrain from asking about patient history/diagnoses. Please refrain from petting/interacting with patients without staff approval.
• Due to space limitations, there is little to no seating for the majority of the event, please wear comfortable shoes. 
• Lunch and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided and you are welcomed to bring any snacks or non-alcoholic drinks you would like. 
• While each facility is reasonably climate controlled, there will be brief moments outside and it is fall in Northern Nevada so please dress appropriately and bring additional layers/jackets if needed.

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

This is an exclusive, informal educational event and interaction is welcome. Asking questions and taking notes and photos is highly encouraged! The learning that occurs through hands on demonstration of function on an actual horse limb is vastly different to that afforded by a lecture or textbook lesson. This unique in-person learning environment can impart an appreciation and understanding of anatomy, unparalleled by second-hand teaching techniques.  Early exposure to tools and techniques, as well as familiarity with the anatomy of the horse, may bolster some students’ ambitions to persue veterinary medicine and related fields. For horse owners, this experience will teach you the common (and not so common) injuries and disorders of the horse's legs and can help you recognize symptoms and injuries sooner as well as guide you in appropriate first aid.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Dr. Shane Miller, DVM, DIPL. ACVS

Dr. Shane Miller is a native of Minden, NV. He attended the University of Nevada, Reno where he received his undergraduate degree. Dr. Miller received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University in 1992. Following an internship at Littleton Large Animal Hospital Equine Clinic, Dr. Miller completed his equine surgery residency at University of California-Davis in 1996. He subsequently returned to Littleton Large Animal Clinic Equine Hospital in 1997. Dr. Miller became board certified in equine surgery from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1998.

While at Littleton Equine Medical Center, Dr. Miller served as CEO and Chief of Surgery. Since moving back to Nevada in 2009, Dr. Miller is the surgeon and shareholder of Comstock Equine Hospital and now Great Basin Equine Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Miller’s professional interests lie in orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries with an emphasis in arthroscopy, laparoscopy and regenerative medicine. He also has a large clinical interest in lameness and performance horse medicine. Dr. Miller travels internationally performing surgeries and pre-purchase exams. He has written articles in Veterinary Surgery Journal, Equine Veterinary Journal, Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association and many lay journals. Dr. Miller has also presented numerous surgical and lameness topics both nationally and internationally.

Maguire Price, Manager at Tahoe Equine Rehab

Driven by my passion for horses and my experience with my own horse’s health has led me here.  After my mare experienced a severe battle with strangles and a suspensory injury, our road to recovery was dramatically accelerated and improved due to the tools at Tahoe Equine Rehab Center.

They successfully maintained a level of conditioning while also rehabbing an injury that could have potentially taken us out of the competition ring for twice as long.  Since that experience, a passion has followed for helping other horses have the access and success that I saw with my mare.

With my role as the facility manager,  my goal is to find and pursue ways that I can expand and increase awareness around proper conditioning and successful rehabilitation of our clients’ horses. This has become my priority.  I am able to achieve this with my many years of experience in rodeo, 3 day eventing, general horse care and upper level competition. This brings me to the relationship we must have with our veterinarians, we can’t do what we do well without you.   Establishing well rounded team efforts for the well-being and health of our equine patients will ensure sounder, happier horses, quicker recoveries and owners with peace of mind knowing that they have the best level of support behind them and their equine companions/ athletes!