Michael Sorum DVM

03/16/2024

Dr. Sorum presented a case during today’s lectures at the ISELP module on the Foot and Pastern at Midwestern University.

05/14/2022

Cannot wait to return to Lexington! We had an incredible time at the ISELP module on the foot and pastern.

05/14/2022

05/12/2022

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03/05/2022

Dr. Sorum gave a lecture on three lameness cases in Las Vegas today. Veterinarians from the States and other countries came to this module on the fetlock and metacarpus!

12/07/2021

All three vets were in Nashville for the AAEP convention. It was so nice to catch up with horse doctors from across the country and from around the world!

03/03/2021

Don’t forget it is vaccination season!

You may have read that Europe is currently dealing with the most serious Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) outbreak in decades. Effective March 1, the Fédération Equestre Internationale has cancelled international events in 10 countries on the European mainland until March 28 due to the rapid evolution of a very aggressive strain of the neurological form of EHV-1, which originated in Spain and has already resulted in related outbreaks in at least three other countries in Europe.

These measures will limit the number of horses traveling internationally and therefore reduce the likelihood of an increasingly wider outbreak. With this being said, this episode serves as a reminder of the importance of practicing proper biosecurity; working with your veterinarian to establish the right vaccination protocol for your horse; and paying closer attention to the needs of susceptible individuals like weaned foals, yearlings, performance and show horses who commingle with unfamiliar equines in close quarters while under stress from travel and competition.

WHAT IS EHV?

You've probably heard it called Rhinopneumonitis, a contagious respiratory tract disease that results in "snotty noses." However, EHV is more than that: depending on the strain, this virus can cause abortion, respiratory disease and a neurologic disease that can be deadly (Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy [EHM]).

Additional resources and information on EHV can be found on our website at: https://aaep.org/horsehealth/faq-equine-herpesvirus-ehv

Read the FEI's announcement here: https://inside.fei.org/content/fei-cancels-european-mainland-events-due-ehv-1-neurological-form-0

10/19/2020

Our youngest assistant to date.

10/10/2019

Dr. Sorum was an instructor at the ultrasound labs in Lexington for ISELP. His topic was the approach for injecting the sacroiliac joints. If you suspect SI pain in your horse, he is expert for diagnosing and treating pelvic problems in the equine athlete.