Florida Association of Equine Practitioners Install New Council Officers for 2013
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he Florida Association of Equine Practitioners, an equine-exclusive division of the FVMA, installed new Council officers for 2013 at the 8th Annual Promoting Excellence Symposium held in October at the Waldorf Astoria Naples. New officers will assume their positions in January 2013. Dr. Anne Moretta is the new President-elect; Dr. Suzan Oakley, president-elect; and Dr. Gregory BonenClark, Past President.
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r. Moretta is a solo equine practitioner in Wellington, FL. She completed her Master’s work in marine ecology, received her VMD degree from The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and established Maroche Equine Clinic, a sport horse and reproductive center in Pennsylvania. She also developed and managed Stony Run Veterinary Clinic for several years, a small animal facility in Pennsylvania. Dr. Moretta’s career background includes veterinary work at Thoroughbred and Standardbred racetracks, sales barns, horse shows, large breeding farms, and sport horse facilities. She completed advanced professional development training in marketing communications and public relations at Johns Hopkins University, and trained in advanced equine acupuncture in Chantilly, France. Dr. Moretta (as Maroche Equine Consultants) has been a veterinary consultant, board member, and lobbyist for international racehorse and breeding groups, involving racehorse breeding, racing and sales syndicate investments in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. Dr. Moretta is a current member of AAEP (having served on the Public Relations Committee), AVMA, FVMA/ FAEP, American Hanoverian Society, and USEF. Education of the younger generations has been a priority for her through her work with 4-H and pony club equine veterinary lecture programs. She places a priority on encouraging future veterinarians through mentorship programs in their career paths. Her current areas of veterinary interest are in equine sports medicine, equine and small animal acupuncture, equine reproduction, and international equine veterinary consulting and public relations.
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r. Suzan Oakley is a 1991 graduate of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. She has owned a sports medicinebased practice in Florida since 1994 and was certified in Equine Practice by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (DABVP) in 1998. Dr. Oakley is certified by the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP) and is a frequent instructor at ultrasound wet labs. She currently has a referral lameness and ultrasound practice in Ocala and Wellington, FL.
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