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February 11, 2020 Equine Hospital Tour

Hospital staff member welcomes a tour guest.

Hospital staff behind desk

The Cornell Equine Hospital ambassador Minnie the mini horse came out to greet guests as they arrived.

Mini horse eating hay as children pet her

Hospital Director Dr. Gillian Perkins welcomes guests.

Women speaking to a group in a hallway

Cornell animal science students volunteered to be tour group leaders.

Two students leaders smiling

Dr Gill Ben-Shlomo, Cornell Ophthalmologist, begins his presentation at the ophthalmology station.

Group of students listening to the doctor

Ophthalmology Station

Doctor standing at the ophthalmology Station

Dr. Joy Tomlinson led the endoscopy station.

Students learning to insert an endoscope

Drs. Sabine Mann and Sam Sangster introduce guests to the Ambulatory and Production Medicine Service. The Truck serves as a mobile clinic that goes out to farms in the area.

Two instructors in front of a medical mobile truck speaking to guests

Ambulatory truck needs to be fully stocked with supplies to provide on-farm veterinary care to a variety of species.

Ambulatory truck displaying supplies

Guests were able to view parasites on slides under a mocroscope just as the ambulatory vets would do on a farm.

Guest looking through a microscope

Biosecurity was the topic at another station of the tour. Some folks helped to demonstrate donning and doffing personal protective gear and equipment.

Child trying on protective gown and hat

A black light is used to detect germs.

Doctor showing guests how a black light is used

At the Equine Performance Testing station, a horse is exercised on the treadmill.

A horse running on a treadmill

Dr. Jon Cheetham explains how a scope is placed in the horses upper airway during exercise can help veterinarians visualize and diagnose conditions which cause poor performance.

Doctor and guests looking up at an ex-ray

Dr. Jennine Lection performs an ultrasound on a pregnant mare.

Doctor examining pregnant horse

Dr. Mariana Diel de Amorim explains the fetal ultrasound images.

Doctor reviewing an ultrasound