Rood & Riddle - how far equine medicine has come

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Across
  1. 2. THIRTEEN The year Rood & Riddle expanded its footprint into New York to serve the racing community at Saratoga (Answer: 2013).
  2. 6. The "Miracle Drug" introduced in the 1940s that revolutionized the treatment of equine infections.
  3. 11. The specific field of study celebrated by the Dr. Tom Riddle Scholarship
  4. 13. The technology first used in the late 1800s that allowed veterinarians to see bone fractures without surgery.
  5. 14. The 20th-century development that allowed for the rise of complex equine abdominal surgeries (like colic surgery).
Down
  1. 1. In addition to Lexington and Saratoga, the third location of a Rood & Riddle clinic.
  2. 3. FOUNDATION FOR THE HORSE The name of the Foundation that grants the Dr. Bill Rood Leadership Scholarship.
  3. 4. The recipient of the 2025 AAEP Distinguished Educator–Mentor Award (Last name).
  4. 5. The profession, historically intertwined with veterinary medicine, focused on the care of the equine hoof.
  5. 7. The city where the 71st Annual Convention was held in December 2025.
  6. 8. AND RIDDLE The last names of the two veterinarians who opened the hospital doors in 1986.
  7. 9. The mythical creature, half-man and half-horse, often associated with early healing and herbal medicine.
  8. 10. SMITH The name of the staff member who wrote the original poem shared by Dr. Rood to celebrate the hospital’s early years.
  9. 12. The ancient Greek physician who wrote some of the earliest recorded observations on animal anatomy.