Two veterinarians who have helped raise the level of care for horses have been inducted into the International Equine Veterinarian Hall of Fame, sponsored by the American Farriers Journal. G. Kent Carter, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, chief of medicine at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, has been working in conjunction with farriers for more than two decades. He also established an instructional rotation dedicated to equine lameness at the college. Jay Merriam, DVM, operates the referral clinic Massachusetts Equine Clinic in Uxbridge, Mass., which specializes in sports medicine and equine podiatry. He also initiated a clinical internship program linking his practice with the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. <HOME>
