MEDIA ALERT

June 9, 2016
Contacts:
Nancy Valent, PR-Media Relations, 216-513-8740 nancy@NMVstrategies.com
Katharine Zavagno, PR-Media Relations, 216-904-8734 kzavagno@elon.edu
Claudia Wheatley, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, 607-216-7724 claudiawheatley@cornell.edu

New Screening Technology May Reduce Catastrophic Injury to Race Horses

EQUIMAGINE High Definition Robotic Equine CT System

Identifies fracture risk

Belmont Race Week

Demonstration & Informational Event- June 9, 2016 - 1:00 pm at
Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists
WHO: Dr. Tom Yarbrough, DVM, ACVS, hospital director and chief surgeon at Cornell
Ruffian Equine Specialists and hospital director and chief surgeon at the Dubai
Equine Hospital.

Dr. Alan Nixon, BVSc, PhD, MS, ACVS, chief medical officer of Cornell Ruffian
Equine Specialists; director of comparative orthopedics laboratory and professor
of large animal surgery at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.

WHAT: Dr. Yarbrough will conduct a demonstration and information session using
EQUIMAGINE, a High Definition Robotic CT System that can help
veterinarians identify subtle fractures in the lower legs before they cause
trouble. Dr. Nixon will provide an overview on the technology.

VISUALS: There will be a scanning of a live horse with EQUIMAGINE a High Definition
Robotic CT System, which is a solution to help identify difficult to detect fractures,
before it becomes too late.

WHEN: Thursday, June 9, 2016

1:00 pm Demonstration, overview, lunch and refreshments

WHERE: Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists

111 Plainfield Ave, Elmont, NY 11003
RSVP- Text YES to 216-513-8740

DETAILS: Ruffian, the Cornell practices namesake, died after a breakdown during a race at
Belmont; more recently, Pramedya collapsed during a race on Preakness Day.
Along with Barbaro, St Nicholas Abbey and Eight Bells, they are among
hundreds of racehorses that have suffered severe race and training injuries.
Many equine surgeons suggest that the majority of those injuries were caused by
undetected lower limb fractures.

EQUIMAGINE, a groundbreaking robotic equine imaging scanner now available

at Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists, can scan racehorses for lower limb
fractures, producing high-definition images that make it easier to detect subtle
changes in the bones. The horse is not anesthetized and remains standing for
the procedure, reducing the risk of complications. By scanning and pre-checking
racehorses before they run, veterinarians using EQUIMAGINE can help prevent
catastrophic injuries at the track.