Dr. Catherine Delesalle-Sponsored by the Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses
Cathérine Delesalle graduated from Ghent University in 1997 and immediately started working at the Department of Large Animal Internal Medicine of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Merelbeke, Belgium. In 2008 she successfully defended her PhD thesis titled: ‘Ileus in the colic horse: prognostic factors and the role of serotonin and serotonergic receptors.’ Since may 2008 Cathérine has a full time position as assistant professor at the Department of Equine Sciences of the Utrecht University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. She remains as visiting professor linked with the Ghent University, Belgium. In 2009 she achieved diplomate status in the European College of Equine Internal Medicine. Her special interests are equine gastrointestinal disorders, sports medicine and Friesian horses. In 2008, she was assigned by Prof. Wim Back to be in charge of the aortic rupture research and megaesophagus research project in Friesian horses in The Netherlands and Belgium.
Dr. Marco de Bruijn-Sponsored by the Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses
Doctor Marco de Bruijn is a 1997 graduate of Ghent University in Belgium. He completed an internship at Equine Hospital De Morette in Asse, Belgium. From 1998 to 2003 he successfully fulfilled his residency in Equine Internal Medicine at the Utrecht University in The Netherlands. After working in a mixed practice in the southern part of The Netherlands for one year, he joined the Equine Hospital Wolvega, Friesland, where he works as a Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine. In January 2007, he became a Diplomat of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine by examination and is currently the co-owner of the Wolvega Equine Clinic. The main case load in the clinic consists of Friesian horses, trotters and sport horses. Marco’s main area of expertise are in the fields of Sports Medicine and Abdominal disorders.
Dr. Lance Fox-Sponsored by the Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses
Dr. Lance S. Fox grew up in central Wisconsin. Exposure to dairy farming at an early age manifested a desire for him to become a veterinarian. In 1995, Lance graduated from the University of Wisconsin-School of Veterinary Medicine with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. One year later he married his classmate Dr. Katherine Fox, now Director of Research for Fenway Foundation and active member of FHANA.
Lance and Katherine practiced together at a private clinical practice in Elkhorn, WI for several years before Lance became a technical service veterinarian in the dairy feed industry. It was during their son Jordan’s 1997 premature birth that Lance’s dream to climb Mount Everest sparked. On May 21, 2009, twelve years after that vision sparked, Lance became one of less than 2,000 westerners in the world to stand on top of the world. The Discovery Channel filmed Lance for the third and final installment of a reality show called Everest: Beyond the Limit, which aired on television in late 2009.
Since his return from Everest Lance has written a book titled No Place but UP! This trademarked phrase is also the centerpiece for his motivational presentation, an engagement that allows his audiences to not only experience the climb to the highest point on our planet but also challenge those who dare to dream, as well as overcome life’s obstacles. Amidst public speaking and his day job as a Dairy Field Technical Specialist for the company Diamond V out of Cedar Rapids, IA Lance has established the foundation Healthy Yak. While he awaits IRS approval as a non-profit organization, Lance continues the veterinary work he started at the foot of Mount Everest back in 2009, work that has led to improved health and productivity of the animals owned and relied upon by the Sherpa culture deep within the Himalayas of Nepal.
Lance and Katherine live near New London, WI with their two teenagers, Jordan and Bailee. For more information about Lance, his climbing adventure and associated media venues, or for details about his foundation please visit www.foxeverest.com and www.healthyyak.org, respectively.
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