School of Nursing Class of 1982

Top Row: Joellyn M. Markey, Carol L. Kallewaard, Janet R. Sobel, Jacqueline L. Spatafora, Susan M. Tucker, Cynthia S. Gordon, Pamela J. Sanders, Carol M. Salinger, Marylou Rabaut, Connie R. Jarlsbers, Sylvia J. McKenney, Elizabeth A. Regan, Barabara S. Schelenker, Vandy L. Sherbin, Judy A. Srrbina, Susan K. Ginster, Lydia A. Robinson, Sandra L. Sprague, Beth A. Stegeman, Catherine T. Totte

Row 2: Kathleen M. Lahiff, Julia M. Markovich, Andra M. Rush, Darlene C. Ressler, Wendy K. Reigel, Beth L. Burch, Jewel E. Carpenter, Wendie L. Weber, Kay E. Jersey, karen D. Curl, Carol L. McGraw, Durene M. Elem, Linette perushi, Betty A. pulliams, Vicki E. Meffert, Harriettee Williams

Row 3: Beth A. Hoatlin, Rhonda C. Tolbert, Michelle R. Robertson, Lori A. Wissman, Marilyn S. Dietrich, Jayne E. Taylor, Jill M. Smith, Barbara J. House, Siobhan Gorman, Madeline L. Mobley, Joyce A. Williamson, Fay M. Wright

Row 4: Rosanne M. Hrqamiec, karen S. Nowak, Peggy J. Cameron, Mary V. Morris-Tucker, Frances L. Righmond, Marlene A. Baker, Karen J. Worden, Kathleen M. McGillivary, Janet L. wylie, Sandra K. Thompson

Row 5: Karen A. Cruickshank, Irene M. Dery, Ann M. Ignatowski, Elizabeth A. Peklo, Anne K. Waters, Laura E. Harvey, Mary M. Eggenberger, Wendy K. Kenyon, Kathleen M. Jordan, Elaine J. Zeilke, Barbara J. Waxman, Jolie A. Laker

Row 6: Velria M. Brown, Jane A. Burke, Marv A. Damken, Leau M. Stein, Cheryl Lumm Truzz, Deborah G. Thomas, Charlene L. Davis, Carol A. Zuber, Susan G. Toler, Betty M. Jones, Linda L. Kouba, Cynthia A. Lovell

Row 7: Kathy A. Churches, Dana L. Garrett, Mary E. Cella, Sarah E. Newton, Judy L. Benkeser, Lori J. Googel, Nancy H. Jenson, Helen I. Erickson, Rhetaugh G. Dumas, Norma K. Marshall, Karen M. Walker, Deborau D. Barrett, Janice M. Sinsabaugh, Vickie M. Rodla, Bonnie M. Mann, Cynthia R. Matthews, Karen L. Heithecker

Row 8: Judith Gniewek, Valerie A. Filkins, Mable A. Glass, Kathleen M. Dwyer, Diane M. Fritz, Susan D. Cook, Evon J. Goyer, Kathryn Greenleaf, Laurie Haan Abraham, Sharon Gwozdec, Karen J. Douglas, Claudette P. Bryan, Kathy L. Deniston, Carol A. Garon, Maureen goode, Jennifer A. Gegenheimer, Colette White, Mary C. Kuckuc, Mary S. Craft

Row 9: Joan M. Garbarino, Linda S. Farwell, Julie A. Cook, Susan M. Bolohan, Sharon A. Bailey, Deborah Babala, Kathleen M. Oldani, Mary E. Grace, Mary A. Moriarty, Marybeth Annessa, Martha A. Beaudry, Jamie M. Ashley, Sue Bohnet, Janice J. Bishop, Diana L. Beveridge, Catherine A. Belski, Debra R. Surdyk, Maureen A. Flaherty, Lisa M. Barron, Carole A. Fanelli

School of Nursing Class of 1983

Top Row: Barbara A. Fleckenstein, Anne M. Phelan, Julie-Ann Gersin, Laura E. Kemper, Mary Ann McCulloch, Meryl I. Faber, Karen E. Morton, Jennifer S. Miller, Catherine A. Chichester, Dana R. Piper, Harold K. Lohwasser, Michelle A. Lyons, Julia C. Kelly, Deborah L. Rossman, Amy L. Keskey, John F. Nama, Linda Borucki, Michelle M. Bradley, Caroline M. Fischer, Lisa A. Kuhnlein

Row 2: Karen M. Pardo, Laura L. Price, Mollie A. McDonald, Jan M. Grable, Janna S. Nichols, Laura A. Quain, Patricia M. Battel, Claudia J. Koch, Maureen G. D'hondt, Trudy J. Tervo, Linda A. Walz, Cheryl K. Ebling, Patricia A. Merte, Lauri R. Klock, Maria A. Lomibao, Mary E. Eisenhauer, Ellen B. Malvern, Josephine A. Polesnak

Row 3: Yvonne D. Krisel, Rosemary T. Coyne, Janey A. Porterfield, Deborah A. Mulawa, Janet E. Lovelace, Susan P. O'brien, Margaret T. Perrone, Brenda K. Luckhardt, Terry A. Layher, Sharon A. Potonac, Susan K. Watson, Janet A. Servatowski

Row 4: Vivian A. Reeves, Tracey A. Weeks, Marilyn K. Morgan, Terrilynn Phillips, Susan S. Kirk, Robert J. Ziola, Fred Roberts, Karen S. Myron, Pamela M. Przybylski, Mary Jo F. Lafata, Janet A. Scapini, Mary J. Swails

Row 5: Julie E. Reitz, Julie A. Symons, Ave M. Reagor, Catherine A. Regan, Marsha A. Glass, Susan M. Derubeis, Judy L. Goode, Jennifer P. Wylie, Janet L. Nowak, Karen M. Ulfig, Cynthia E. West, Carol A. Czarnecki, Gloria J. Verdi, Lisa D. Singleton

Row 6: Cynthia Wiggins, Monica L. Babyak, Gail M. Ray, Karen S. Desloover, Ladonna L. Christian-Combs, Deborah J. Dunnaback, Deborah A. Cecchini, Nancy A. Neville, Julia H. Grove, Wendy A. Weinfurtner, Susan M. Twigg, Jolynne Vanotteren, Lori A. Clark, Susan T. Savidge

Row 7: Marianne Ojeda, Ann M. Tucker, Lisa A. Valiquette, Sharon J. Bergmann, Elizabeth A. Rice, Marjorie R. Hovis, Laura I. Berry, Janice B. Lindberg, Rhetaugh G. Dumas, Susan B. Steckel, Helen L. Erickson, Kathleen M. Oshea, Tricia A. Richardson, Cheryl L. Sanders, Ann L. Shcoene, Anita M. Bargardi, Constance S. Siler, Anne L. Scott

Row 8: Gassenie Thomas, Victoria L. cadagin, Sheryl A. Strace, Joyce I. Sourbeck, Mary S. Donald, Cindy Tollis, Miriam L. Allis, Julie J. Watson, Patricia A. Shefferly, Nina M. Squire, Carol J. Debrodt, Jennifer A. Dreps, Cynthia B. Stone, Martha A. House, Elizabeth A. Hull, Laurie J. Bommarito, Erin A. Swain, Lisa D. Davis

Row 9: Lisa W. Barak, Charlotte L. Allport, Karen J. Baker, Julie M. Sweet, Pamela R. Armfield, Kathleen A. Hornick, Marcianna M. Davis, Joann L. Holdridge, Barbara A. Black, Scott L. Baker, Lawrene S. Gardipee, Julie A. Hemsteger, Mary Ann Barz, Carla L. Arnett, Danielle L. Bonam, Janice S. Brady, Karen L. Eischer, Amy A. Hing, Marcia L. Hassig, Heidi G. Henn

School of Nursing Class of 1983, Medical-Surgical

Top Row: Carol Serr, Peggy Quinlan, Laura Struble, Lynne Carpenter, Shirley Evans, Catherine Eichel, Irene Soble

Row 2: Mary Jo Grippen, Judy Howe

Row 3: Cindy Fenske, Mary Lynn Parker

Row 4: Tara Prescott, Maureen Sheehan, William Paddock, Linda Hein, Dai-Wei Chen, James Fischer, Susan Saydak, Linda Heller Burgess

School of Nursing Class of 1984

Top Row: Suzanne P. Zeros, Leslie A. Hazle, Deborah L. Thar, Jo-Ann Uhrhammer, Susan M. Revesz, Karla M. Jackson, Laura L. Campbell, Carol T. Dekeyser, Jeanette R. Lewey, Constance B. Squibb, Kristen Eckoff, Martha J. Armantrout, Kathleen A. Duhart, Sara J. Hemming, Carrie L. Malroit, Anne Marie L. Piehl, Rita A. Dobry, Susan A. Wintermeyer

Row 2: Deborah L. Kurzeja, Elanie C. Jenkins, Mary Nehra, June Ellis, Lisa Mediodia, Mary G. Rutz, Diane L. Larson, Mark A. Kempton, Margaret M. Ulchaker, Maureen B. Schreibea, Jan E. Merrick, Holly Russell, Betsy J. hodgman, Maeve N. Boran, Theresa J. Coker, Lisa Moss, Nancy J. Deckert, Nancy R. Bailey

Row 3: Denise M. Zapinski, Michelle M. Post, Elicia baker-Rogers, Lisa A. Mast, Patricia Thomas, Karen A. Bartoluzzi, Jennifer M. Dzieciuch, Margie Von Berge, Nancy Lutz, Pamela Mrstik

Row 4: Elizabeth Doheny, Jacqueline T. Bartone, Lisa A. Pfahler, Sheryl L. Lovelace, Elizabeth A. Bazur, Janet L. Bauman, Delynn M. Dindoffer, Rebecca Waldo

Row 5: Janarl L. Harris, Jeanne M. Cancilla, Amy Garon, Alisa D. Karp, Liz Buchanan, Linda M. Ford.

Row 6: Ondreya Dillard, Linda C. Parks, Tricia Berner, Loranie A. McKaig, Susan M. Bleasdale, Heather L. Colquhoun, Valerie M. Spotts, Marcia L. Fouts

Row 7: Theresa Glick, Carrie L Giltrow, Lisa E. Chapelle, Mary H. Kiledo, Jody Kazmierczak, Patricia E. Goerke, Lisa Weingart, Laura A. Rhead, Pauletta McKivens, Nancy K. Dryer

Row 8: Mary S. Mac Taggart, Lynn M. Stephens, Ann E. Dowling, Amy L. Huntzinger, Patricia A. Schremser, Kathy Hughes, Sally Sample, Cheryl E. Easley, Rhetaugh Dumas, Janice Lindberg, Susan Boehm, Heather Hossack, Susan E. Parry, Amy D. Landau, Michele Mansour, Nancy R. Clark, Sarah Cunningham

Row 9: Rhonda B. Dean, Sandra s. Klein, Cheryl L. Goddard, Toni Rene Dawson, Sara R. Farhat, Lisa M. Kane, Kaye M. Lewandowski, Jennifer A. Blashill, Susan L. Bradley, Mary McGuiness, Ann Dameron, Karolyn L. Maron, Debra Fisher, Rebecca Vredenburg, Elaine B. Fritz, Mary A. Alphenaar, Kathy Rentenbach, Barbara J. Wolff

Row 10: Nancy L. Minegar, Mary E. Conners, Susan E. Kuzma, M. Maureen O'Conner, Elaine P. Wynter, Catherine L. Martin, Bobbi L Hall, Dawn M. Gilbert, Karen M. Kuhn, Genevieve M. Mccarthy, Anne M. Venturi, Jena Bargon, Karen Coesens, Lynne V. Duguay, Barbara A. Sterne, Jill A. Schafer, Jill A. Webster, Katharina E. Smith, Mary K. Brown

School of Nursing Class of 1985, Medical-Surgical

Top Row: James M. Benard, Megan L. McCarthy, Maureen T. Cummings, Madeline M. Diedo, Karla M. Jacobus

Row 2: Lois E. Larson, Maris Y. Maquera

Row 3: Mary S. Smalldon, Colleen M. Corte

Row 4: Jan Brissette, Kathryn A. Kacynski, Nancy R. Payne, Katrina D. Roy

School of Nursing Class of 1989

Top Row: Lisa Abe, Benita C. Aldrich, Elizabeth A. Alexander, Christina Andrakovich, Andrea A Astalos, Aimee K. Baptiste, Jacqueline A. Baransri, Paula A. Bonell, Tonya T. Boven, Sara L. Briggs, Heidi M. Brogger, Maureen A. Burns, Mike R. Byrd

Row 2: Julie A. Camilleri, Maria C. Cano, Sally J. Clement, Martra Finneren, Elizabeth Lobbestael-Monte, Cherryl Drongowski, Laura Stuckey, Elizabeth Scamperle, Amy Wenk, Karin B. Colvin, Gloria R. Crandall, Kristen T. Crane

Row 3: Rita J. Curtis, Cheri K. Davis, Patrick Ahearne, Lynne Yarger, Patricia Tibbits, Kathleen Donahoe, Rosemary Defever, Theresa A. Dietz

Row 4: Maureen Donnelly, Alysse E. Donohue, Susan Holmes, Tina Alexandris, Pam S. Dunbrock, Beth A. Elya

Row 5: Michelle L. Everly, Nazanin Farah, Kathie Fetting, Tanya Meier, Richard A. Fons, Cheryl D. Ford

Row 6: Tonya M. Forton, Alvira Galbraith, Holly B. Goldrick, Sally Sample, Violet Barkauskas, Rhetaugh G. Dumars, Share' Ketefian, Janice B. Lindberg, Elizabeth Pennington, Cheryl A. Grega, Michelle L. grinwis, Paula C. Haffner

Row 7: Peggy A. Harper, Michele R. Haseluhn, Christina M. Hayosh, Michele M. Hopkins, Martha A. James, Elizabeth J. Jameson, Jan I. Joyce, Henry Justusson, Shamrock E. Kealy, Linda A. Kendall, Karrie C. Kerby, Diane M. Kilian, Rene E. Kloosterman, Marie T. Kolar

Row 8: Regina M. Kudla, Julie A. Lasecki, Jenny K. Lindholm, Beth M. Luttrell, Mary E. Malone, Tami J. Nishon, Leah D. Olson, Lori J. Painter, Peggy A. Paulson, Jill A. Rodman, Sherri R. Runciman, Joanne A. Sandler, Patricia L. Sano

Row 9: Leah A. Shults, Catherine E. Slusher, Jennifer A. Snell, Abbe E. Sorin, Iliana I. Staneva, Jennifer R. Stouffer, Jane A. Tanton, Margaret O. Tear, Andrea L. Vandenbergh, Michele M. Vandenburg, Carol A. Waycott, Julie A. Westmeyer, Jane C. Zapytowski, Patricia L. Zickuhr

School of Nursing Class of 2005

Top Row: Fonya Atabong, Aimee Austria, Holly Baier, Jayna Ballard, Stephanie Baranek, Karen Barron, Elizabeth Behnan, Jennifer Bohl, Sarah Bombery, Carissa Bonner, Emily Brady, Jennifer Bristol, Carrie Brown, Christine Brown, James Cahill, Katie Campbell, PMichelle Carley, Shandra Caylor, Maureen Cebula

Row 2: Jinhwa Chung, Pamela Clay, Erin Cockrell, Desiree Conyers, Sarah Crow, Kimberly Deblasis

Row 3: Melissa Donoran, Sarah Ehlke, Shelly Eizyk, Marianne Erwin, Lauren Feighner, Sara Fetzer

Row 4: Miranda Finn, Lora Fisaga, Sarah Fortman, Sarah Gattis, Nicole Grace, Gail Grigsby

Row 5: Sandra Hakeos, Stephanie Hanchak, Kacee Harris, Nicole Hawkins, Molly Hedges, Jennifer Heeren

Row 6: Mary Herndon, Valerie Hintz, Holly Hopkins, Julie Houslander, Kaitlyn Jakubec, Kathryn Jannausch

Row 7: Lisa Kantor, Amy Kaplan, Jennifer Kinch, Patricia Coleman-Burns, Carol Loveland-Cherry, Ada Sue Hinshaw, Judith Lynch-Sauer, Barbara Guthrie, Sarah Knapp, May Kuo, Deanna Kurtz

Row 8: Mary Lambert, Erin Lowen, Anahid Magar, Lindsey Balzhiser, Monique Grinnell, Julie Heringhausen, Rachel Karwick, Jane MaCaulay, Samantha Peck, Kelli Stewart, Ngan Thai, Erin Tuttle, Julie Wilner, Jill McCarty, Caitlin McClellan, Jessica McEntee

Row 9: Kelli McGee, Katrina Melonakos, Kimberley Munn, Inder Narula, Lauren Nielsen, Kristin O'Mara, Pamela Obriot, Kate Organ, Kelly Owens, Mindy Pallas, Debbie Lynn Paylor, Johanna Phillips, Jamie Pikus, Krista Ponagai, Kristin Putnam, Corinne Quinlan, Megan Rathburn, Tina Rayburn, Natalie Render

Row 10: Jennifer Riske, Rebecca Robison, Monica Rochman-Wallace, Amanda Ross, Lindsey Rubritius, Katherine Russell, Julie Sarkesian, Teya Schoening, Gabrielle Schultz, Margaret Secor, John Seeburger, James Shannon, Suzanne Smith, Mary Catherine Steer, Erin Stevens, Margaret Stilec, Carolynne Suveg

Row 11: Jesse Szczak, Angela Szydlek, Salisa Thompson, Kristin Toyofuku, Prescilla Tshiamala, Vickey Vaclavek, Karen Van Eck, Julie VanHammersveld, Jennifer Ventimiglia, Sarah Wachler, Rachel Walts, John Weeks, Amber Williams, Melody Williston, Jessica Woolworth

School of Nursing Class of 2007

Top Row: Alexis Adamjee, Jennifer Ahlquist, Crista Andress, Dawn Arringdale, Freda Ayensu, Genevieve Balangero, Maureen Berlucchi, Amanda Bevier, Nina Bibicoff, Rachel Black, Denise Black, Jackie Braun, Kristen Bryant, Betty Burgner, Julie Butchart, Nicholas Cameron, Jessica Carver, Christine Cha, Kelly Clement

Row 2: Lauren Cochran, Kathleen Connell, Amanada Cooperwasser, Lindsay Cousino, Lindsey Evans, Stephen Kilijanczyk, Kathryn Evans, Kathryn Bucrek, Ida Elise Broadwater, Renee Havey, Sharon Warner, Katie Darnell, Katrina DeWitt, Kolleen Kowalske, Keather Rechtweg, Kristen Cowan, Alison Damioli, Dinah Denton, Melinda Dobie

Row 3: Rosemarie Donnelly, Kelly Doyle, Deanna Dusseau, Jacqueline Elegant, Ashley Faulk, Kristin Ferszt, Christine Catalan, Sarah Borgstadt-Smith, Paul Holtz, Tracy Jakubiec, Chemari Justice, Patricia Oppenheim, Kelly Fleming, Melissa Foster, Emily French, Tracy Gallo, Kathie Garrett, Jacqueline Garry

Row 4: Monique Gennari, Megan Gerlinger, Deborah Glazer, Terah Griggs, Edward Grosser, Kristy Haigh, Amanda Halbert, Jennifer Hammer, Emily Harris, Erin Harris, Elizabeth Hassenrik, Elizabeth Heinbeck

Row 5: Brianna Hirsch, Jessica Hoffman, Heather Hoffner, Bridget Holtz, Melissa Housefield, Sarah Hudson, Kathy Huffnagle, Hilary Hunt, Ashley Jannesen, Lauren Jarvis, Sarah Jarvis, Younhee Jee

Row 6: Ruth Jensen, Janet Wilson Johnston, Brandi Josephs, Amy Kangwankij, Julie Kramb, Dianna Krankurs, Allan Kucab, Kimberly Lai, Sarah Layher, Erin Layher, Dung Le, Hedy Leiter

Row 7: Lauren Loftus, Michael Long, Caroline Loukotka, Shoshana Love, Norma Martinez, Kristen McElreath, Lindsi McErlean, Renee McGlone, Lynne McIntosh, Ian McLelland, Ashley Mester, Anika Meyers

Row 8: Elizabeth Miles, Sarah Miller, Juliana Moore, Nicole Nastanski, Sarah Neighbours, Emily Newman, Judith Lynch-Sauer, Patricia Coleman-Burns, Judith Wismont, Kathleen Potempa, Carol Loveland-Cherry, Carolyn Sampselle, Joanne Pohl, Katie Pace, Bethany Panyard, sejal Patel, Chelsea Patnoude, Amy Jo Perry, Joseph Piotrowski

Row 9: Kate Pittel, Natalie Podolsky, Jessica Pollman, Nicole Pratt, Laura Ready, Amanda Retzbach, Katie Richards, Nicole Rico, April Robertson, Meighan Robinson, Stephanie Robinson, Talia Roesner, Autumn Romanowski, Anne Sage, Sally Scharg, Melissa Schultz, Renee Shelton, Natalie Sherry

Row 10: Rebecca Siereveld, Karen Simon, Emily Sosnowski, Elissa Stier, Darcy Stoll, Nicole Sukich, Erin Sykes-Miller, Tami Szuba, John Tallman, Michelle Taylor, Ashley Thelen, Gina Thomas, Rachel Tovian, Yuanyuan Wan, Nicole Young

Aspergillus clavatus tremorgenic neurotoxicosis in cattle fed sprouted grains

Beef and dairy cattle from four different herds in southern and central Queensland fed hydroponically-produced sprouted barley or wheat grain heavily infested with Aspergillus clavatus developed posterior ataxia with knuckling of fetlocks, muscular tremors and recumbency, but maintained appetite. A few animals variously had reduced milk production, hyperaesthesia, drooling of saliva, hypermetria of hind limbs or muscle spasms. Degeneration of large neurones was seen in the brain stem and spinal cord grey matter. The syndrome was consistent with A clavatus tremorgenic mycotoxicosis of ruminants. The cases are the earliest known to be associated with this fungus in Australia. They highlight a potential hazard of hydroponic fodder production systems, which appear to favour A clavatus growth on sprouted grain, exacerbated in some cases by equipment malfunctions that increase operating temperatures.

Treatment of eight dogs with nasal tumours with a alternating doses of doxorubicin and carboplatin in conjunction with oral piroxicam

Objective To determine the efficacy and toxicity of chemotherapy in the treatment of canine nasal tumours. Design Retrospective clinical study Procedure Eight dogs with histologically confirmed nasal tumours were staged by means of complete blood count, serum biochemical analysis, cytological analysis of fine needle aspirate of the regional lymph nodes, thoracic radiographs and computed tomography scan of the nasal cavity. All dogs were treated with alternating doses of doxorubicin, carboplatin and oral piroxicam. All dogs were monitored for side effects of chemotherapy and evaluated for response to treatment by computed tomography scan of the nasal cavity after the first four treatments. Results Complete remission was achieved in four dogs, partial remission occurred in two dogs and two had stable disease on the basis of computed tomography evaluation. There was resolution of clinical signs after one to two doses of chemotherapy in all dogs. Conclusions This chemotherapy protocol was efficacious and well tolerated in this series of eight cases of canine nasal tumours.

Australian veterinarians who work with horses: views of the future

Objective To give an account of the views held by Australian veterinarians who work with horses on the future of their professional field. Method Questionnaires were mailed to 866 veterinarians who had been identified as working with horses, and 87% were completed and returned. Data were entered onto an Excel spreadsheet, and analysed using the SAS System for Windows. Results Their future prospects were believed to be very good or excellent by >60% of equine veterinarians but by only 30% of mixed practitioners seeing < 10% horses. The main factors believed likely to affect these prospects were the strength of the equine industries and the economic climate affecting horse owners, followed by the encroachment of cities into areas used for horses, competition from other veterinarians including specialist centres and from non-veterinary operators, and their ability to recruit and retain veterinarians with interest, experience and skill with horses. Urban encroachment, competition and recruitment were especially important for those seeing few horses. Concerns were also expressed about the competence and ethical behaviour of other veterinarians, the physical demands and dangers of horse work, the costs of providing equine veterinary services and of being paid for them, the regulatory restrictions imposed by governments and statutory bodies, the potential effects of litigation, and insurance issues. For many veterinarians in mixed practice these factors have reduced and are likely to reduce further the number of horses seen, to the extent that they have scant optimism about the future of horse work in their practices. Conclusion Economic and local factors will result in an increasing proportion of equine veterinary work being done in specialised equine centres, and the future of horse work in many mixed practices is, at best, precarious. A key factor influencing future prospects will be the availability of competent veterinarians committed to working with horses.

Australian veterinarians who work with horses: attitudes to work and career

Objective To describe the attitudes to their work and career of those Australian veterinarians who work with horses. Method Questionnaires were mailed to 866 veterinarians who had been identified as working with horses, and 87% were completed and returned. Data were entered onto Excel spreadsheets, and analysed using the SAS System for Windows. Results The main attractions of veterinary work with horses were the horses themselves and the equine industries, but working outdoors and with rewarding clients, and the satisfaction of successful outcomes were attractions for many. The list of disadvantages was longer, and included unreasonable and disagreeable clients as well as those who provided inadequate facilities, could not control their horses or did not care for them. The physical demands and risks of injury, the amount of time required, low rates of return and difficulties in collecting payment, were other major disadvantages. Some mentioned concerns about litigation, unethical behaviour, and recruiting and retaining veterinarians competent with horses. For many in mixed practice, the difficulties in affording modern equipment, and of developing and maintaining their own competence with horses, was a real concern. More than three-quarters of the respondents reported that their careers had lived up to expectations and that they would become veterinarians again; 70% of equine veterinarians would become an equine veterinarian again. Almost all (93%) of the respondents were either very glad, or 'generally glad though with some misgivings' that they had done the veterinary course. Older veterinarians reported suffering less stress, and being more content with their career, than younger colleagues. Conclusions The advantages of doing veterinary work with horses outweigh the disadvantages for most veterinarians, especially those well advanced in their careers.