Dr. Scott Palmer to Serve as AAEP On Call Veterinarian for Preakness Weekend Telecasts

Scott Palmer, VMD, will assist NBC Sports with horse health information as the AAEP On Call veterinarian during the May 17 and 18 live-racing telecasts from Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Md. Dr. Palmer is standing in for Dr. Larry Bramlage, who sustained a head injury prior to the Kentucky Derby and has been medically cleared to return to work this week.

Dr. Palmer is the hospital director and a staff surgeon at the New Jersey Equine Clinic in Clarksburg, N.J., and dedicates much of his daily practice to racing. A longtime On Call spokesperson, he is a past president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and is the immediate past chair of the AAEP Racing Committee. Dr. Palmer is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

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, the AAEP reaches more than 5 million horse owners through its nearly 10,000 members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry.