PSSM/EPSM Presentation by Dr. Beth Valentine

Join us November 18th at 1:00 pm EST for a special presentation on Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM) and Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (EPSM) with Dr. Beth Valentine. Everyone is welcome!

• EBRA Members attend free.
• All Non-Member individuals are asked to donate $10.
• Organizations/Associations may donate $150, which will cover their groups' Member-attendance.

****Funds raised through this lecture will be divided up amongst equine health research projects and charities of Dr. Valentine's choosing****

About Dr. Beth Valentine: International Equine Veterinarians’ Hall of Fame member, Dr. Beth Valentine earned her doctorate in veterinary medicine from the Veterinary College at Cornell University and later studied Veterinary Pathology at the Comparative Medicine Division of the Johns Hopkins Medical College. During her storied carrier, she practiced privately then shifted to academia so she could study the diseases she was treating in the field. As a faculty pathologist at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, and then at the Carlson College of Veterniary Medicine at Oregon State University, she conducted landmark research on Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (EPSM) in heavy horses, which is widely regarded by the equine community and the foundation for current treatments of EPSM positive horses. Dr. Valentine is not just a subject matter expert in diseases of muscles and neuromuscular diseases within draft horses, she is a draft horse expert in general. Check out her 5-star rated book, "Draft Horses: An Owner's Manual."

About the Program: There is a ton of misinformation about PSSM/EPSM in terms of what it means for our PSSM/EPSM positive draft horses and how best to treat it, so the EBRA has invited Dr. Beth Valentine to cut through the noise and set the record straight. Often referred to as the "Monday morning disease", PSSM/EPSM has likely been around for hundreds of years before pathologists discovered it in the 1990's. It is a common form of tying-up in many horse breeds and is characterized by excessive and abnormal storage of sugar (polysaccharide) in muscle cells. EPSM has been confirmed or suspected in virtually every draft horse breed, draft cross, and draft mule. Don't panic. This online clinic will provide you a better understanding of EPSM and how best to manage for the disease. Dr. Beth Valentine will define EPSM, discuss symptoms, provide best known treatment practices, talk about conflicting EPSM opinions, share her personal research findings, and answer all our burning questions throughout the program.

Presentation log-in details will be provided upon ticketing. Please contact EBRA President Stacy Pearsall at info@europeanbrabant.com if you have any questions.