AAEP Virtual Wednesday Round Table: What They Never Told Me About Being A Performance Horse Veterinarian

Dr. Beshear is co-founder of Old Dominion Equine Associates in Keswick, Va. After receiving his veterinary degree in 2000 from The Ohio State University, Dr. Beshear moved to Virginia to pursue his interest in sports medicine and established his practice two years later.  An avid fox hunter and amateur three-day event rider, Dr. Beshear is a licensed FEI Treating Veterinarian and spends his time traveling the country working and competing at FEI events.

Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Assistant Professor in Equine Sports Medicine

Dr. Erin Contino is a 2010 graduate of Colorado State University (CSU), where she simultaneously earned a Master's degree in Clinical Sciences. After completing a 1-year internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital in California, she returned to CSU for a 3-year residency in Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation followed by a 1-year fellowship in equine musculoskeletal ultrasound before joining CSU faculty as an Assistant Professor in Equine Sports Medicine. Her clinical and research interests include diagnosis and treatment of lameness and poor performance in equine athletes. She is an avid 3-day eventer and is active in the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and the AAEP.

Dr. Sherry Johnson attended veterinary school at Iowa State University, completed an equine internship at Equine Medical Center of Ocala and then completed a one-year equine diagnostic imaging fellowship at Colorado State University. She then transitioned into the collaborative Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation residency program through Colorado State University and Equine Sports Medicine, LLC. Following her residency training, she became a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (DACVSMR) in 2019. She then completed a PhD program at Colorado State University with specific research focus on orthopedic rehabilitation, specifically tendon healing and blood flow restriction training (2022). Dr. Johnson is the recipient of the American Quarter Horse Foundation Young Investigator Award (2018), named the EQUUS Foundation Research Fellow (2019), and was most recently granted the Storm Cat Career Development Award (2020), Iowa State University’s 2020 Young Alumni Award and the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP’s) President Award (2020). She is honored to serve as the Program Chair of AAEP’s Performance Horse Committee and is a 4-time Kester News Hour moderator. She also serves on the equine advisory board for Pulse Vet Technologies, LLC, as a key opinion leader for American Regent Animal Health, and on Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine strategic advisory board. She is a partner & managing rehabilitation veterinarian of Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, LLC (ESMR) for which she oversees rehabilitation centers located in both Whitesboro, TX and Scottsdale, AZ. 

Dr. Lamb is a board-certified equine surgeon at Oakridge Equine Hospital in Edmond, Okla., where he completed an internship and surgery residency after receiving his veterinary degree from Texas A&M University in 2007. Following his residency, Dr. Lamb served as an assistant clinical professor of large animal soft tissue surgery at Texas A&M from 2012–2015, until returning to Oklahoma to accept an associate surgeon position at Oakridge Equine Hospital.