Equine surgeon Dr. Jack Snyder and internal medicine specialist Dr. Sharon Spier, members of the Olympic equine emergency medical team, will discuss new ways of treating three types of horse injuries -- two of which currently have very low survival rates. On Tuesday afternoon, July 30, Snyder will present a new technique for treating hip fractures in foals. The injury has a grave prognosis, usually leading to death. At least three foals Snyder treated survived because of his new technique of adapting a human medical device called the dynamic hip screw. On Wednesday afternoon, July 31, Snyder will share recent advancements made in treating and preventing large-colon torsions, a twisting of the large intestine often affecting pregnant mares that kills more than half its victims. Multiple research projects have significantly improved the surgeon's ability to decide whether to leave or remove the intestine. Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning, Spier will fill in a veritable void in veterinary medical literature by discussing traditional methods of treating smoke inhalation in horses. She will discuss the emergency and follow-up care given five horses who survived a fire in their cinderblock barn. Under the auspices of Federation Equestre Internationale, the governing body of equine Olympic events, the husband-wife veterinarians will fly directly from the AVMA meeting to their duties as emergency medical experts during the Pan American Games, which will be held in Cuba, Aug. 2-18.