Kurt Selberg

MS, DVM, DACVR, Certified in Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP)

Kurt Selberg is a North Idaho native; where his family owned a quarter horse ranch.   After completing his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Washington State University, he completed an equine sports medicine internship at Virginia Equine Imaging in Middleburg, VA. He received his training in diagnostic imaging from Colorado State University and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiologists.  Following his residency he completed fellowship in advanced imaging with training from Colorado State University and from Musculoskeletal Radiologists in Fort Collins, CO.  He was an Assistant Professor of equine diagnostic imaging at the University of Georgia for 4 years before returning to an equine diagnostic imaging position at Colorado State University in September of 2016.  His area of interest is the equine athlete and musculoskeletal diagnostic imaging.  Dr. Selberg is a certified member and lecturer at many of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology continuing education events.  He is also an FEI treating veterinarian. Most recently, he was the on site imaging consultant for the 2018 World Equestrian Games and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.   Aside from radiology, he also enjoys skiing , jiu jitsu, fishing, spending time with good friends and family, his lovely wife Katie and 2 children, and two yellow dogs.

Kent Allen
DVM, Certified in Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP), President & Executive Director

Dr. Kent Allen received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Missouri in 1979 and has been practicing equine medicine ever since. Dr. Allen opened Virginia Equine Imaging in 1996 after selling Arizona Equine Medical and Surgical Center. Virginia Equine Imaging became one of the first privately owned and operated equine diagnostic imaging specialty clinics in the world. During his transition from Arizona to Virginia, Dr. Allen served as the Veterinary Services Manager at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, acquiring the title of Arizona Equine Practitioner of the year.

Dr. Allen has served as Chairman of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Veterinary Committee, the USEF Drug and Medication Committee, the Medication Sub Committee and List Committee for the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). He has served as Vice Chairman of the FEI Veterinary Committee twice, plus has been a member of the USEF and United States Eventing Association Boards. Dr. Allen is currently President, Executive Director and board member of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP) and is a certified member.

He served as the FEI Foreign Veterinary Delegate for the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada; the 2000 Olympic Games at Sydney; and the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Dr. Allen was also the 2010 Lexington, Kentucky, World Equestrian Games Veterinary Services Manager.

Dr. Allen continues to see patients and share knowledge with veterinary interns and clients on a day-to-day basis, striving to further himself and the equine industry both in his local community and around the world.

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Richard D. Mitchell
DVM, MRCVS, Diplomate, ACVSMR, Certified in Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP), Board Member

Rick Mitchell grew up on his family’s working horse farm in North Carolina. He participated in fox-hunting, and hunter/jumper competitions from childhood to an adult. He graduated from the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1974. He served on active duty in the USAF Veterinary Corps for two years following graduation. He then began private practice in Connecticut with his mentor, Dr. Howard Raven in 1976. He currently is a part owner of NVA Fairfield Equine Associates in Newtown, CT and practices equine medicine and surgery with an emphasis on lameness and imaging. He has been internationally certified in veterinary acupuncture (IVAS) and equine locomotor pathology (ISELP), is a certified RSO, and he completed requirements for Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) in 2015.

Rick has been involved in national and international equine competitions as both a rider and veterinarian. As a rider, he has won two national championships and one world championship in various disciplines. He has authored multiple nationally and internationally published articles and textbook chapters on equine health care. He has been an invited speaker on sport horse medicine in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, South America, Africa, India, and Mexico. Rick has served on multiple Boards of Directors including the United States Equestrian Federation, Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Association of Equine Practitioners and is currently the chairman of the of the Advisory Council of the Foundation for the Horse. He was also recently elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Horse Council. Rick was also a founding member of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology and still serves on the society’s board of directors. 2016 marked his sixth visit to the Olympic Games as an attending veterinarian for the US Equestrian Team.

Duncan Peters
DVM, MS, DACVSMR, Certified in Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP), Board Member

Dr. Duncan Peters received his DVM in 1982 from the University of California-Davis and has been practicing sport horse medicine for over 30 years. He became a certified member of ISELP in 2008 and sits on the Board of Directors. He is an active AAEP member and past board of director. He earned diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) in 2013. He was an associate professor in clinical equine lameness and sports medicine at Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, from 2012 to 2015. Dr. Peters is currently co-owner of East-West Equine Sports Medicine, LLC, Lexington, Kentucky, a private practice focused on diagnosis and treatment of equine lameness, poor performance and overall management of the sport horse for optimum performance. He has consulted and authored many articles in lay publications and is a contributing author for Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, Hinchcliff et al. and Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, Robinson and Sprayberry. Dr. Peters is an active member in a variety of sport horse associations and a member of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Veterinary and Drugs and Medication Committees. He is a USEF evaluation veterinarian for the eventing, dressage and endurance discipline international teams and a multi-disciplined Federation Equestrian Internationale (FEI) veterinarian. He has been one of the USA team veterinarians for the para-equestrian and vaulting disciplines since 2014. He was a member of the Veterinary Commission during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and the 2015 Pan American Games. Dr Peters is a member of the North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Association (NAVRMA), actively competes in hunter/jumper shows and fox hunts regularly.

Russ Peterson
DVM, MS, DACVSMR, Certified in Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP), Treasurer

A native of Santa Barbara, CA, Russ earned his Bachelor of Science from Claremont College, Master of Science, Animal Nutrition from UC Davis, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis in 1978.

In 1979, Russ founded Peninsula Equine, a 2-man Thoroughbred/Quarterhorse Racing and Sport Horse practice, which quickly grew to be solely a Sport Horse practice within two years. Since it’s inception, cutting edge diagnostics and therapeutics have been a core principle of Peninsula Equine. In that spirit, Russ was active as a founder and board member of the Association of Equine Sports Medicine in 1984 and was a founding member of ISELP (International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology) in 2006, is Certified in ISELP, serves a Secretary on the BOD, and continues to both host annual ISELP Modules at PEMC and instruct at ISELP meetings both nationally and internationally. Russ constructed the current Peninsula Equine Medical Center facility on the Portola Valley Training Center site in 1993. Although he practices almost exclusively sports medicine now, Russ perpetuates a desire to offer clients only the best services available by selecting a team of vets and staff to offer complete care for our patients, from wellness care to the most complex medical and surgical cases. In 2017, Dr Peterson achieved diplomacy in the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) and his interests focus upon regenerative medicine, advanced diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation.

In 2019, Peninsula Equine Inc merged with Steinbeck Country Equine Inc to form Steinbeck-Peninsula Equine Clinics. This merger combined our two full service equine hospitals, along with their ambulatory divisions, resulting in a diverse staff of DVMs with Diplomates in Surgery, Internal Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Certificates in Acupuncture and Chiropractics. Dr Peterson continues to serve on multiple advisory boards including the California Equine Medications Monitoring Committee (EMMC) and the California Veterinary Licensing Exam Committee as well as several non-profit and equitarian organizations. Outside of equine medicine, Russ is an avid racecar driver, competitive sailor, ex-rugby player and fan, and a proud Grandfather of seven!

Barbara Riccio
DVM, PhD, DACVSMR, DECVSMR, Certified in Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP), Secretary

Dr. Riccio graduated in veterinary medicine from the University of Milan (Italy) in 1995. She subsequently completed one-year fellowship at the Equine Clinic of the Ecole Vétérinaire d'Alfort (France) and then from September 2000 to August 2001, she worked as a clinician at the CIRALE (Centre d’Imagerie et de Recherche sur les Affections Locomotrices Equines, Normandy, France). She worked as a private consultant in equine orthopaedics, mainly on tendons and joint ultrasonography, and from 2001 to 2008 as a clinician at the equine section of the Veterinary School of Perugia (Italy). In 2006, she completed an international PhD in Equine Science (University of Perugia and University of Paris Val-de-Marne) under the supervision of Prof Jean-Marie Denoix. She has been invited speaker at several national and international meetings and the main teacher in many equine ultrasound courses.

In 2014, she became an ISELP certified specialist, in 2017 a diplomate of ACVSMR and in 2019 a diplomate of ECVSMR. Currently, she is working as a practitioner specialized in lameness examinations, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation in her private practice and in the Equine Hospital of the Veterinary School of Turin (Italy).

Nathalie Crevier-Denoix

DMV, PhD, Agrégée d'Anatomie, Dipl. ACVSMR, Dipl. ECVSMR

Nathalie Crevier-Denoix graduated from the Veterinary School of Alfort (France, 1989). Agrégée in Veterinary Anatomy (1993), she defended a PhD thesis in Biomechanics (1996). Professor of Anatomy (1999), she is also the head of a research unit devoted to Biomechanics and equine locomotor pathology in Alfort. After a Veterinary Doctorate on the radiographic images of the limbs of the foal, her research activities have been covering two topics: equine tendon imaging and biomechanics, and biomechanical effects of equestrian surfaces. Her main achievements are the development of a non-invasive device for in vivo tendon force measurement (Tensonics, patented), the development and application of a combined dynamometric and high-speed kinematic measurement protocol compatible with equine training conditions, and the development of a testing device for equestrian surfaces, mimicking the interaction of an equine forelimb with the ground in the vertical plane (Equine Track Tester, ET2, patented). In 2016 she became diplomate of the ACVSMR, and in 2019, de facto diplomate of the ECVSMR (equine; recertified in 2024). From 2019 to 2023 she has been principal investigator of a research program on rehabilitation of superficial digital flexor tendinopathy in racehorses, based on controlled exercise associated with close clinical, ultrasonographic and biomechanical follow-up. Since 2023, she is principal investigator of research projects in which the ET2 testing device measurements, combined with locomotion characterization using a wearable device, are used to assess surface properties and their effects on the horse’s comfort and security, both on sub-irrigated (“ebb and flow” system) sand arenas, and cross-country eventing surfaces. She published 60 peer-reviewed articles, and presented about 100 invited lectures and 150 short communications in international and national conferences.

 Laurie R. Goodrich

DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS

Dr. Goodrich is a Professor of Orthopedics in the Department of Clinical Sciences. Her laboratory studies new approaches to bone and joint healing in equine athletes, and employs both gene therapy and stem cell therapy. Ongoing studies include using adeno-associated viral vectors to deliver growth factors and anti-inflammatory molecules important in cartilage and bone healing. Dr. Goodrich has utilized mesenchymal stem cells and platelet rich plasma to improve cartilage repair. Further studies utilizing gene therapy combined with stem cell therapies to improve musculoskeletal repair are currently underway.

Katie Seabaugh

DVM DACVS DACVSMR

Dr. Katie Seabaugh grew up in NW Montana. Her love of horses began at a young age. She progressed from hacks through the fields to 4-H to three-day eventing and when her competitive days as a youngster were over she continued to enjoy leisure horseback riding. She obtained her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Washington State University. The following year she completed an internship at a specialty equine referral practice in Oakdale, California. Following the path she set for herself she obtained and complete a large animal surgical residency at Colorado State University and subsequent board certification in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. In 2013 she took a faculty position at the University of Georgia and began pursuing board certification in the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. She achieved this certification in January 2015. Fortunately, in 2016, Dr. Seabaugh had the opportunity to move back to Fort Collins with her husband and equine radiologist, Dr. Kurt Selberg. Her goal is to provide expertise in lameness diagnosis and treatment to all horses from the back yard pony to the Olympic hopeful. Her clinical and research interests include biologic therapies and lameness diagnosis. Her personal interests include casual competitions on her 10-year-old thoroughbred, skiing and the daily antics of her two children, Beckett and Calder.

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