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Debbie has been a horse-owner for over 30 years.
She formerly practiced as a Nurse Practitioner, focusing on the prevention of illness and injury in people.
Using
infrared thermography to monitor working horses is a natural outgrowth of this preventive philosophy.
Debbie provides thermal
images for owners, vets, farriers & saddle fitters as part of the horse's support team.
Past activities: Imaged saddle fit for
USEF Paralympic Training Clinic, Gladstone. Featured
clinician at the PA Horse World Expo. Participated in a saddle fit study at Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA. Presenter on equine thermography at the Region II NAHRA
meeting. Presented "Thermal Imaging in
the Equine" at annual ECTRA meeting.
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Horse Background Debbie understands
the demands on performance horses and the importance of monitoring training stress and saddle fit. She has completed 4000 miles of endurance and competitive trail competition, with Best Condition
awards and numerous Top Tens. She rode as part of the
USA Silver Medal Team at the 100 Mile World Endurance Championship in Barcelona - 1992. Debbie also trained and rode Major Attraction to an AERC National Championship title in a series
of (3) 100 mile championship endurance rides. She currently owns two Arabian
geldings from Rushcreek Arabians in NE. She has imaged horses
& mules participating in dressage, endurance, 3-day eventing, barrel racing, competitive trail, racing, combined
driving, hunter/jumper, pleasure trail, Amish road & field horses and one camel.
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Education Background NURSING:
MSN- Vanderbilt University, BSN- SUNY Binghamton,
Undergraduate- Boston University
THERMAL IMAGING:
Vetel Diagnostics:
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Ohio State University: 2006, 2009
April 2007: Neuromuscular
Thermography, Univ. of South Florida June 2007: Annual Meeting: American Academy
of Thermology. AL. May 2008:
Thermography & Pain, NYU School of Medicine, NYC. Infrared Training Center: ITC Certification Level
I Member:
American Academy of Thermology Certification:
AAT Technician in Vet Thermology, ITC Level 1
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