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LAKE PLACID HORSE SHOWS

Rood & Riddle in Saratoga Returns as Official EquinRood & Riddle in Saratoga Returns as Official Equine Hospital of 2021 Lake Placid Horse Shows

Saratoga Springs, NY. — June 10, 2021 — Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Saratoga will once again be the “Official Equine Hospital” for the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows, continuing a relationship that began in 2018.

After missing last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lake Placid Horse Shows return to the historic Olympic town of Lake Placid, New York, June 29 – July 11. The 51 st edition of the horse shows will feature more than 100 classes of competition each week awarding more than $600,000 in total prize money. Each show is USEF ‘Premier-6’ rated for both jumpers and hunters.

Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital was founded in 1986 with its original facility in Lexington, KY. The practice grew in both size and reputation and added satellite locations around the country. Rood & Riddle now boasts facilities in three centers of world-class equine activity – Lexington, KY, Saratoga Springs, NY, and Wellington, FL.

Rood & Riddle in Saratoga was the first expansion after the founding of the original Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington. Doctors at the Saratoga facility are on hand 24/7 and the facility offers a variety of services including emergency surgical support, internal medicine, diagnostic imaging and much more. The state-of-the-art facility in Saratoga includes two surgical suites, three anesthesia induction and recovery stalls, a nuclear scintigraphy, a radiology suite, a laboratory and an ambulatory garage. The hospital also boasts a four-stall temperature controlled nuclear scintigraphy building as well.

“Rood & Riddle in Saratoga is proud to continue our relationship with the iconic Lake Placid Horse Shows,” said Dr. Tom Riddle, co-founder of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital . “ Our veterinarians are on call and available at any time to provide service to horses as needed. We continue to follow the direction of the Board of Veterinary Examiners regarding our hospital policies and procedures surrounding the COVID-19 situation and remain committed to keeping equine athletes healthy and happy and competing at their best.”

Further information on Rood & Riddle is available at www.roodandriddle.com .

 

Further information on Rood and Riddle in Saratoga is available at 

www.roodandriddlesaratoga.com/index.php .

About Rood & Riddle

Rood & Riddle began as an ambulatory practice in Lexington, Kentucky in 1982 and established a full-service equine hospital in 1986. Today the practice is known and respected throughout the world for innovative and highly skilled treatment of horses. Rood & Riddle continues their tradition of excellence into the twenty first century serving as a referral center for horses requiring specialized medical and surgical care and providing ambulatory care for all breeds and disciplines. With the original hospital in Lexington, Kentucky and satellite hospitals in Saratoga Springs, New York and Wellington, Florida, Rood & Riddle maintains an unwavering commitment to quality, both in the care of horses and in our relationships with clients and the community.

Contact: Whitney Fields

Tel: (859) 280-3316

Email: wfields@roodandriddle.com