Emma Adam, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVS, equine outreach veterinarian for the University of Kentucky Department of Veterinary Science, was named to the American Association of Equine Practitioners Board during the association’s annual convention Dec. 9. The term is for three years.

Adam is a second-generation veterinarian who grew up on a commercial horse breeding farm in Newmarket, England. She received her veterinary degree from the Royal Veterinary College in London. Following a stint in private practice, she completed a residency in internal medicine at Texas A&M University and a surgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her PhD from the University of Kentucky in 2016. Adam has served on the AAEP’s Racing Committee since 2019, presented at the AAEP Annual Convention multiple times and served as a moderator of the convention’s ethics section in 2019.

“Being nominated by, and subsequently voted for by the AAEP membership to serve on the Board is a great honor,” Adam said. “I’m really looking forward to serving the AAEP in this capacity. The AAEP’s mission is to work hard on behalf of equine veterinarians everywhere and continue to promote best care practices and wellbeing for horses. These shared values are aligned with what we try to achieve at UK in the Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science and throughout the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.”

About AAEP

The American Association of Equine Practitioners, headquartered in Lexington, Ky., was founded in 1954 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and welfare of the horse. Currently, AAEP reaches more than 5 million horse owners through its over 9,000 members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry.

Holly Wiemers, MA, APR, is the communications and managing director for UK Ag Equine Programs.