You may be seeing Dr. Keith Latson on television during racing season as the American Association of Equine Practitioners has named him to be one of 20 media-trained member veterinarians who share their veterinary expertise as On Call Spokespersons for national race telecasts.
Dr. Keith Latson
The AAEP has announced that Dr. Keith Latson, co-founder of FullBucket, will be one of 20 media-trained member veterinarians who share their veterinary expertise as On-Call Spokespersons for national race telecasts beginning in 2015.
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In 2015, Dr. Latson replaces Dr. Larry Bramlage at the Triple Crownâs Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Dr. Bramlage is retiring after 24 years of volunteer service to the OnCall program.
Dr. Latson is excited about the appointment saying, âI love horse racing. If I wasn't a veterinarian working with Thoroughbreds, I would still love horse racing. As an On Call spokesperson, I hope to present horse racing to the public in a way that they can love it too.
Whether itâs a matter of transparency or education, to help the public enjoy the athletic prowess and majesty of racing Thoroughbredsâ¦that is my goal. Itâs an opportunity to serve horse racing fans, the media and the general public with accurate, timely information on racehorse-specific health issues and the incredibly high level of veterinary care these athletes receive.â
First introduced to equine veterinary work while living on a military base Fort Monmouth, NJ, Latson met his first racehorse with his Cub Scout pack on a field trip to the barn area of horse racingâs Monmouth Park. The unbelievable presence of the Thoroughbred racehorses stuck with him through childhood as he and his family looked forward each May to the Kentucky Derby telecast.
As a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Latsonâs current practice in Los Angeles focuses on lameness evaluation and diagnosis, upper respiratory and orthopedic surgery in racing Thoroughbreds.
The AAEP also appointed Dr. Latson to serve a 3-year term on its Racing Committee where he will work to maintain, as the highest priority, the safety and welfare of racehorses.
âThoroughbred racing is facing significant change as the horse has transitioned societally over the last 75 years from beast of burden to companion animal and athlete. I am looking forward to serving the interests of both horses and their doctors with this three-year appointment to the racing committee,â says Latson.
About FullBucket - Veterinary Strength GI Products
"For Every FullBucket You Buy, We Give One To An Animal in Need!"
Rob Franklin, DVM, DACVIM, Keith Latson, DVM, DACVS and Robo Hendrickson are the founders behind FullBucket veterinary strength supplements for horses and dogs. FullBucket is a line of animal GI healthcare products that are used by the top veterinary clinics and Universities in the U.S. as a protocol to help fight GI disease and related problems.
Theyâre also the people behind the idea of âBe Good & Do Good.â which is their movement to get the animal healthcare community involved in helping animals in need worldwide.
While volunteering their veterinary services to the Equitarian Initiative program in impoverished areas of rural Mexico, Dr. Rob and Dr. Keith witnessed the hardships faced by Working Equids â donkeys, mules and horses used for hard labor to support families and communities throughout the world.
Their solution to the nutritional problems they saw in abundance was simple: use their for-profit, nutritional business in the U.S., FullBucket, to provide support without being reliant on donations.
We see FullBucket as an opportunity to make the world a better place.