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Basking in the glow of SRO!

It was standing-room only the other night at Equine ER's first bookstore reading at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington. Thanks to all of you who were able to make it and special thanks to Kimberly Brown and Chad Mendell of TheHorse.com (publisher/editor in chief and managing editor respectively) for hosting the Equine ER blog, which has permitted so many people to find out about the book. (And... Read More

The conclusion of The Surgeon and the Colt: What happened at the open house?

Equine ER author Leslie Guttman at Lexington, Ky.'s Joseph-Beth bookstore this Friday (8/28), 7 p.m. On Monday in Part Five of this excerpt from the new book Equine ER , elite racehorse Chelokee, trained by Michael Matz (Barbaro’s trainer), recovered from surgery for a severely dislocated ankle and headed to his next phase of life: a stud career. But trouble surfaced for the colt four days before... Read More

Part 5 of The Surgeon and the Colt: Trouble surfaces for Chelokee

Equine ER author Leslie Guttman at Lexington, Ky.'s Joseph-Beth bookstore this Friday (8/28), 7 p.m. On Thursday in Part Four of this excerpt from the new book Equine ER , elite racehorse Chelokee, trained by Michael Matz (Barbaro’s trainer), recovered from surgery for a severely dislocated ankle and headed to his next phase of life: a stud career. But in today's installment, trouble surfaces... Read More

Part 4 of The Surgeon and the Colt: What Chelokee's X-rays revealed

On Monday in Part Three of this excerpt from the new book Equine ER , elite racehorse Chelokee, trained by Michael Matz (Barbaro’s trainer), got his final cast off after fetlock arthrodesis surgery by Dr. Larry Bramlage, perhaps the most famous equine orthopedic surgeon in the world. The colt had broken down one day before the 2008 Derby at Churchill Downs and was rushed to Rood & Riddle Equine... Read More

Chelokee's final cast comes off in Part 3 of The Surgeon and the Colt

On Thursday in Part Two of this excerpt from the new book Equine ER , elite racehorse Chelokee, trained by Michael Matz (Barbaro’s trainer), was operated on by Dr. Larry Bramlage, perhaps the most famous orthopedic surgeon in the world. The colt had broken down one day before the 2008 Derby at Churchill Downs and was rushed to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital an hour away in Lexington. Today, Chelokee's... Read More

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Part 2: The Surgeon and the Colt

On Monday in Part One of this excerpt from the new book Equine ER , elite racehorse Chelokee, trained by Michael Matz (Barbaro’s trainer), broke down one day before the 2008 Derby. He was rushed to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital where Dr. Larry Bramlage, perhaps the most famous equine orthopedic surgeon in the world, would be his surgeon. Today, inside Bramlage's famous lifesaving procedure... Read More

Part 1: The Surgeon and the Colt

Today: Finally, Dr. Larry Bramlage! In this excerpt from the new book Equine ER , we follow one of the most famous equine orthopedic surgeons in the world as he tries to save the life of Chelokee, the elite Thoroughbred trained by Michael Matz (Barbaro's trainer) who broke down at Churchill Downs one day before the 2008 Run for the Roses ... and one day before Bramlage found himself having to report... Read More

A tour de horse! What readers are saying

Today: New video: A tour de horse! What readers are saying about Equine ER. Next week: New book excerpt featuring Dr. Larry Bramlage, the "Bono" of equine vets. Click here for the video if you cannot access it for any reason below. In her advance praise for the new book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman, Susan Richards, author of the New York Times best-seller "Chosen by a Horse," says... Read More

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Equine ER numerology

Today: Stats from behind the scenes; Next week : new Equine ER chapter excerpt featuring Dr. Larry Bramlage, the "Bono" of equine veterinarians. And coming this Thursday: new video! 6,500 Number of surgeries performed at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in 2008. 1 Number of times author’s scrub bottoms fell down while observing surgeries in 2008-09. (XL pair accidentally grabbed from supply... Read More

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