Walking On Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2017 | Page 10

EXPANDING FOCUS ON
EQUINE HEALTH AT NC STATE
There are big plans for a major expansion of equine
health services at the North Carolina State University
College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Hospi-
tal in Raleigh.
NC State has had an existing Equine and Farm
Animal Veterinary Center (EFAVC) since its inception
in 1983, and is committed to pioneering advances in
medical technology and providing the highest lev-
el of care to horse owners, trainers, and producers.
Nevertheless, taking full advantage of the progress of
veterinary medicine today requires increasing the size
and scope of the EFAVC, and NC State has established
ambitious plans for doing just that.
The proposed expansion and renovation of its
equine health services is part of a larger Universi-
ty-wide fundraising campaign to raise $1.6 billion in
private support by the end of 2021, and calls for a $37.9
million investment while setting a new standard for
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equine and farm animal health.
In addition to the plan for upgrading and consoli-
dating diagnostic, medical and surgical services, fund-
ing has already been secured for the Tiffany and Randy
Ramsey Equine Sports Medicine Program. The timing
coincides with a growing incidence of sports-related
equine injuries in recent years as more and more peo-
ple become interested in sport horses.
This program will treat performance-related dis-
eases in Olympic, dressage and pleasure-riding hors-
es, as well as endow professorships, fund equipment
purchases and assist in the construction of new and
renovated facilities. Combined with the cutting-edge
work being done at NC State in the realm of regenera-
tive therapies employing platelet-rich plasma and bone
marrow-derived stem cells for equine tendon injuries,
this initiative will place NC State at the forefront of
equine sports medicine.