June 12, 2010 Wet Lab Instructors
Dr. Cahill is a graduate of Southwestern University (Georgetown,TX) with a B.S. degree in biology and chemistry. He then went on to receive a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1973, from Texas A&M University. Upon graduation, Chris completed an internship with the Lexington equine firm of Hagyard-Davidson-and McGee. He then moved on to take the position as resident veterinarian and assistant farm manager for the famed Gainesway Farm (http://www.gainesway.com/) for a period of eight years. Working side by side with owner John R. Gaines and general manager Joe L. Taylor, he saw the farm’s stallion roster expand from 14 to an unprecedented 52. Chris traveled extensively to help acquire some of the world’s most influential sires; Lyphard, Blushing Groom, Green Dancer, and Riverman from France, Sharpen Up from England, Mt. Hagen from Ireland, Dust Commander from Japan, Sweet Candy from Venezuela, and Plumb Bold from South Africa, to name a few. Also under his care were notable sires Bold Bidder, Vaguely Noble, Cannonade, Cannonero II, Empery, Youth, Silent Screen, Icecapade, and Crimson Satan. The award winning stallion complex at Gainesway was built during these years and Chris’ input into its design resulted in a facility both beautiful and functional. During the height of the breeding season, it was commonplace to cover 20+ mares per hour by natural cover!
After a four year stint in Aiken, South Carolina, as general manager for Paul Rothfuss’ Ryedale Plantation, Chris returned to private practice in Lexington. At the insistence of longtime friend and Racing Hall of Fame Trainer, Carl Nafzger, Chris became certified in veterinary acupuncture. Since 1997, Dr. Cahill has limited his practice exclusively to equine acupuncture and is currently licensed to practice in Kentucky, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and New York. His clients encompass many of America’s top race and show horse trainers, breeding farms, and sale consigners. He is an active member of various organizations including: AVMA, AAEP, IVAS, Texas VMA, Kentucky VMA, Kentucky Equine Practitioners Association and the Florida Equine Practitioners Association. Over the years, Chris has enjoyed not only the breeding and racing of thoroughbreds but also golf, bird hunting, field trialing Labrador retrievers, fly fishing, and building both bamboo and graphite custom fly rods.
Kimberly Henneman, DVM, FAAVA graduated Magna cum laude from Utah State in 1981 and is a 1986 graduate of Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. She received her IVAS certification in veterinary acupuncture in 1991 and her AVCA certification in veterinary chiropractic, and certification in Veterinary Chinese Herbal Medicine through IVAS in 2000. Dr. Henneman has completed training in both Basic and Advanced classical veterinary homeopathy and has integrated classical homeopathy for both companion and equine patients into her practice since 1994. In 2008, Dr. Henneman completed the requirements of the AAVA’s Advanced Certification Program and was distinguished as a Fellow of the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture – FAAVA. She is currently completing her board certification in Veterinary Thermology through the American Association of Thermology.
In 1996, she was a team veterinarian for a World Championship Endurance team for the United Arab Emirates. In 2002, she was the director of the sports medicine center for the working and security dogs and horses at the Salt Lake Winter Olympic games, as well as accompanied the US Equestrian Endurance Team to the World Equestrian Games. In 2005, she accompanied the US Endurance Team to the World Championships in Dubai, UAE. This year she completed the trail veterinarian training for the Iditarod sled dog race and was a pre-race, veterinary examiner for Iditarod sled dog competitors.
She has also been a veterinary acupuncture instructor at the Colorado State Veterinary School, a veterinary chiropractic instructor at Escuela Gimbernat in Barcelona, and has been a regular speaker at conferences for the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, IVAS, AVCA, AAVA, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Western Veterinary Conference and other state and veterinary school conferences. Dr. Henneman has authored several articles in national equine magazine as well as a chapter on equine sports Medicine acupuncture in Dr. Allen Schoen’s textbook on veterinary acupuncture, a chapter on homeopathy in the equine edition of Veterinary Clinics of North America as well as a chapter in the most recent Chicken Soup for the Horse Lover’s Soul. Dr. Henneman lives in the Rocky Mountain with 6 equine retirees as well as her current eventing prospect, her Holsteiner gelding, Declan.
