Joyce C. Harman

Harmany Equine Clinic
P.O. Box 308
Flint Hill, VA 22627
540-675-1855
email: heoffice@harmanyequine.com
website: www.harmanyequine.com

Education: BS 1980 University of Georgia

• DVM 1984 Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine MRCVS 1985 Member, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons University of Bristol College of Veterinary Medicine, England CVA 1990 Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist International Veterinary Acupuncture Association CVC 1994 Certified Veterinary Chiropractor American Veterinary Chiropractic Association 1994 Professional Course in Veterinary Homeopathy Academy for Veterinary Homeopathy
• Undergraduate Major: BS Animal and Dairy Science

• Veterinary Research Assistant Dr. David Snow 1984 - 1986 Animal Health Trust Newmarket, Suffolk, England Equine Practice Kieren Bredin, MRCVS 1986 - 1986 Somerton Veterinary Hospital Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland Endurance Ride Judge 1985 - 1986: British Horse Society 1985 - Present 1985 - 1986: Endurance Horse and Pony Society of Great Britain 1987 - Present: Eastern Competitive Trail Ride Association 1987 - Present: American Endurance Ride Counsel Sales Veterinarian The Danziger Stud 1986 Foal Sales Mr. H. Danziger Athy, Co. Kildare, Ireland Research Veterinarian Bioengineering Isler 1986 - 1987 Dahliastrasse 16, Postfach 916 Zurich, Switzerland Equine Practice Dr. B. Furlong & Associates 1987 - 1989 Oldwick, New Jersey Holistic Equine Practice Harmany Equine Clinic, Ltd. 1990 - Present Washington, Virginia Team Veterinarian USA East International Endurance Team 1991, 1993 North American Championships Carson City, Nevada and Calgary, Canada
• Veterinary Nutrition/Herb CompanyVeterinary Institute for Integrative Medicine 1995-present Boulder, Colorado

• 1984 - Present: American Veterinary Medical Association 1985 - Present: Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 1985 - 1987: British Equine Veterinary Association 1989 - Present: International Veterinary Acupuncture Society 1989 - Present: American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association 1990 - Present: Association for Equine Sports Medicine 1992 - Present: American Association of Equine Practitioners 1993 - Present: American Veterinary Chiropractic Association 1991 - Present: National Center for Homeopathy 1993 - Present: National Sports Acupuncture Association 1998 - Present: Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy
• 1998 - Present: American Association Veterinary Acupuncture

• 1990 - 1995: Board of Directors, Eastern Competitive Trail Ride Association 1991 Information Exchange, Veterinary Acupuncture in China 1991 - 1994: Board of Directors, Old Dominion Trail Rides 1992 - 1994: Chairman, American Association of Equine Practitioners, Subcommittee on Therapy Options 1992 - 1999 Editor, International Veterinary Acupuncture Society 1994 Selected as honored member, Who's Who - Business and Professionals 1996 - 1999 Board of Directors, Association of Equine Sports Medicine 1996 - Present Board of Directors, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association 1996 - Present Veterinary Advisory Board, Animal Ambassadors and TTEAM 1997 - 1998 Vice-president, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association 1998 - 1999 President, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association 1999-Present Member, American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• 1999-Present Editorial Board, The Horse (magazine)

• Holistic Medicine (acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, herbal medicine) Equine Exercise Physiology Equine Sports Medicine Training (endurance, eventing, race) Clinical Research Writing
• Speaking, teaching

• Photography Riding Personal Fitness
• Travel

• Whole blood viscosity in endurance running. Capt. Dale Martin and JC Harman. Society of Air Force Physicians' Conference Proceedings, 1982. Acute changes in the water content and density of blood and plasma in the thoroughbred during maximal exercise. RC. Harris, JC Harman, DJ Marlin, and DH Snow. Second International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, San Diego, 1986. Influence of post-exercise activity on muscle and blood lactate clearance rates in the thoroughbred. RC. Harris, JC Harman, DJ Marlin, and DH Snow. Second International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, San Diego, 1986. Glycogen repletion following different diets. RC. Harris, JC Harman, DJ Marlin, and DH Snow. Second International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, San Diego, 1986. Evaluation of factors influencing the performance of four equine heart rate meters. PW Physick-Sheard, JC Harman, DH Snow, and AW. Woakes. Second International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, San Diego, 1986. ATP distribution in single muscle fibers before and after maximal exercise in the thoroughbred race horse. CVL Foster, JC Harman, RC. Harris, and DH Snow. Journal of Physiology, 1987. Onset of sub-maximal exercise in thoroughbred horses. Weber, WS Parkhouse, GP Dobson, JC Harman, DH Snow, and PW Hochachka. Journal of Applied Physiology, 1987. Plasma lactate fluxes in the exercising thoroughbred horses. JM. Weber, WS Parkhouse, GP Dobson, JC Harman, DH Snow, and PW Hochachka. Journal of Applied Physiology, 1987. Cardiac output and oxygen consumption of exercising thoroughbred horses. JM. Weber, WS Parkhouse, D. Weldon, GP Dobson, JC Harman, DH Snow, and PW Hochachka. Journal of Applied Physiology, 1988. Veterinary requirements for endurance ride management. JC Harman. American Association of Equine Practitioners Proceedings, 1991. Alternative Therapies. JC Harman. Equine Veterinary Data, Vol. 13, No. 10v, 1992. Homeopathic Vaccines. JC Harman. Equine Veterinary Data, Vol. 13, No. 15v, 1992. A Holistic Approach to Equine Sports Medicine. JC Harman. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. Vol. 12, No. 3, 1992. Therapeutic Options in Equine Practice. JC Harman. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. Vol. 12, No. 6, 1992. Backs, Performance and Acupuncture. JC Harman. Proceedings of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, 1992. China Firsthand. JC Harman. International Veterinary Acupuncture Newsletter, 1992. Introduction to Therapy Options. JC Harman. Vol 15, No 4, 1993. Visiting China with an Equine Focus. JC Harman. Equine Practice, No. 20, July/August 1993. Acupuncture in China vs. Acupuncture in the USA. JC Harman. The Equine Athlete. Vol. 6, No. 1, 1993. The Effect of Acupuncture on the Performance Horse. JC Harman. The Equine Athlete. Vol. 6, No. 6, 1993. The Whole Horse Approach to Acupuncture in Performance Horses. JC Harman. in Veterinary Acupuncture, Ancient Art to Modern Medicine. ed A Schoen. American Veterinary Publications, Goleta, CA, 1994. Homeopathy in Equine Practice. JC Harman. Vol 16, No 1, 1994. Healing Your Horse Review. JC Harman. Equine Practice. Vol. 16, No. 1, 1994. The Equine Athlete. Vol. 7, No. 1, 1994. Holistic Equine Nutrition. JC Harman. Proceedings of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. September, 1994. Saddles, Bridles and Acupuncture. Proceedings of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society. JC Harman. September, 1994. Hands-on Tack Fitting. JC Harman Proceedings of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society. September, 1994. Homeopathy. JC Harman. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. Vol 14, No 12, 1994. Silicea - A Favorite Remedy for Horses. JC Harman. The Hahnemanian. October, 1994. Practical Use Of A Computerized Saddle-Pressure Measuring Device To Determine The Effects Of Saddle Pads On The Horses' Back. JC Harman. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. Vol 14, No 11, 606-611, 1994. Alternative Therapies in Equine Practice. JC Harman. Proceedings North American Veterinary Conference. Orlando, January 1995. Homeopathic Case Report - Infected, Painful Puncture Wound. JC Harman. Equine Practice, Vol 17, No 13, 1995. A Quick Introduction to Acupuncture. JC Harman. Equine Practice, Vol 18, No _, 1996. Dispelling the Myths About Equine Chiropractic. JC Harman. Equine Practice, Vol 18, No _, 1996. Computerized Saddle Fitting. JC Harman. Pferdeheilkunde. 12(6):1996. Natural Medicine for the Sport Horse. JC Harman. Proceedings of Association for Equine Sports Medicine, Austin, TX, 1997. Complementary (alternative) therapies for poor performance, back problems, and lameness. In Current Vet Therapy, ed Robinson, NE. WB Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA. 1997: 131-137. Holistic Approach to Equine Practice. JC Harman. in Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine, ed: Schoen A and Wynn S. Mosby, Inc. St Louis, MO. 1998: 601-630. Incorporating Holistic Medicine into Equine Practice. JC Harman. in Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine, ed: Schoen A and Wynn S. Mosby, Inc. St Louis, MO. 1998: 631-648. TTEAM Approach. JC Harman. in Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine, ed: Schoen A and Wynn S. Mosby, Inc. St Louis, MO. 1998: 217-223. Rehabilitation and Training. Harman JC and Ridgeway K. in back Problems in Horses, ed K Haussler. Vet Clin N Am. 15:1, 263-280, 1999. Tack and Saddle Fit. JC Harman. in Back Problems in Horses, ed K Haussler. Veterinary Clinics of North America. 15:1, 247-261, 1999.
• Cushings Disease in Horses, an Autoimmune Condition? Proceedings of American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, 1999.

• Lay Judges. Distance Rider 1, January 1985. Fatigue in Endurance Horses 1. Distance Rider 2, March 1985. Fatigue in Endurance Horses 2. Distance Rider 5, September 1985. The American Approach to Distance Riding. Distance Rider 6, November 1985. Energy Consumption and Training. Distance Rider 13, July 1986. Horse's Teeth for the Horse Owner. Distance Rider 19, January 1987. Sore Backs and Saddle Fit. Trail Blazer Magazine, February 1991. Selecting the Optimum Horse for Your Sport: Can your horse do what you want it to do? Dominion Update. January, 1991. Keeping Your Youngster's Back in Business. Modern Horse Breeding, May 1991. Acupuncture for Horses. AERC Endurance News, August 1991. Equine Sports Medicine for the 90's. Modern Horse Breeding, November 1991. In the Land of Acupuncture. Equus, February 1992. Selecting the Optimum Horse for Your Sport: Can your horse do what you want it to do? TT.E.A.M. News International, June 1992. Acupuncture for Horses. Massage Magazine, May 1992. Holistic Health for Horses: The Gentle Medicine. TTEAM News International, June 1992. Equine Tour of China. TTEAM News International, 1992. Review of Equine Acupuncture: A Treatment Workbook. Massage, 40, 1992. Fitting Saddles. Llama Life. No 24, Winter 1992-1993. Backs and Performance. Dressage and Combined Training, April, 1993. Backs and Performance. TT.E.A.M. News International, June 1993. The Nervous, Anxious, tense Horse. Equidae. June, 1993. Backs and Performance for Show Horses and Polo Ponies. Sidelines, Oct. 1993. Where Does it Hurt? Interview by Genie Stewart-Spears. Western Horseman. Oct. 1993. Therapeutic Options in Equine Practice, Part 1. Anvil Magazine. Nov. 1993. Therapeutic Options in Equine Practice, Part 2. Anvil Magazine. Dec. 1993. Alternative Therapies. USCTA News. Dec. 1993. Homeopathy for Horses? Equidae. Dec. 1993/Jan. 1994. Chiropractic Care of Equines. Equidae. March, 1994. What is Homeopathy? Showtimer. Jan.-Mar. 1994. Seat of the Problem? Practical Horseman. Jan. 1994. Deworming - A Modern Approach. Showtimer. Apr.-Jun. 1994. Saddle Ways & Bridle Whys. Practical Horseman. May 1994. Does Your Barn Have An "Ammonia Problem?". Modern Horse Breeding. May 1994. Therapeutic Saddle Pads. Practical Horseman. October, 1994. Computerized Saddle Fitting. Trot News. September, 1995, p8. Homeopathic First Aid for Horses. TTEAM Newsletter. Vol 15, No 4, 1995. Banishng Blanket Blues. Practical Horseman, January 1996, p 115-116. Computerized Saddle Fitting. CDCTA Newsletter. January, 1996. p18-19. What is Homeopathy? Clifton Horse Society Leadline. March, 1996. Saddle Ways & Bridle Whys. How much weight can a horse carry? Practical Horseman. February, 1997.
• Bitting for Comfort. TTEAM Newsletter. June, 1998.

• Acute changes in the water content and density of blood and plasma in the thoroughbred during maximal exercise. RC Harris, DJ Marlin, JC Harman and DH Snow. Second International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, San Diego, 1986. Veterinary Requirements For Endurance Ride Management. American Association of Equine Practitioners, San Francisco, CA, 1991. Case Reports: Arsenicum, Hepar, Sepia, Tellurium. Complimentary First Aid for Animals, Harrisburg, PA, March 1992. Silicea: Uses and Case Histories. Complimentary First Aid for Animals, Herndon, VA, November 1992. Backs, Performance and Acupuncture. American Association of Equine Practitioners, Orlando, FL, 1992. Backs and Performance. Association for Equine Sports Medicine, Pala Mesa, CA, February 1993. Silicea: Use in Veterinary Medicine. Pennsylvania Homeopathic Medical Society. Orlando, FL, February 1994. How to Fit a Saddle - for Veterinarians and Trainers. Association for Equine Sports Medicine, Pala Mesa, CA, March 1994. Holistic Equine Nutrition. American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, September, 1994. Saddles, Bridles and Acupuncture. International Veterinary Acupuncture Society Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. September 1994. Hands-on Tack Fitting. International Veterinary Acupuncture Society Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, September, 1994. Computerized Saddle Fitting. Association for Equine Sports Medicine, Pala Mesa, CA, March 1995. Homeopathy and Chinese Herbology. Professional lecture. Boulder, CO. November, 1995. Computerized Saddle Fitting and the Sport Horse. Association for Equine Sports Medicine, Bonn, Germany, June, 1996. Natural Medicine for the Sport Horse. Association for Equine Sports Medicine, Austin, TX, 1997. Effects of the Saddle and Rider in Back Pain. British Equine Veterinary Association. York, England. 1997. Muscle Disease in the Sport Horse. British Equine Veterinary Association. York, England. 1997. Acupuncture and Chiropractic Examination of the Sport Horse. Association for Equine Sports Medicine, Leesburg, VA, 1998. Cushings Disease in Horses, an Autoimmune Condition? American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, Hawaii, 1999. The Equine Back. Complementary and Alternative to the Diagnosis and Treatment (5 lectures). Rochester Equine Clinic, Rochester, New Hampshire. 1999.
• Use and Abuse of Natural Medicine. Keynote lecture. Nutriceutical Alliance. Toronto, Canada. 1999.

• Interval Training for Event Horses. Eventing Seminar, Animal Health Trust, Oxford, England, January 1985. The American Approach to Endurance Riding. British Horse Society Long Distance Riding Group, Annual Meeting Seminar, Stoneleigh, England, November 1985. The Theory and Practice of Training. Training Seminar. The Horse Advancement Company, Oxford, England, April 1986. Conditioning Dressage and Event Horses. Eastern States Dressage and Combined Training Association Annual Meeting, Gladstone, NJ, October 1987. The Use of Acupuncture in the Equine Athlete. Eastern States Dressage and Combined Training Association, Gladstone, NJ, October 1987. Homeopathy for Horses - An Introduction. Natural Marketplace Seminar Series, Warrenton, VA, February 1991. Alternative Medicine for Horses. Life is Learning Series, Warrenton, VA, August 1991. Acupuncture for Horses. The Maryland Farriers' Association. Bethesda, MD., October 1991. Whole Horse/Whole Rider. Trail Riders of Today General Meeting, College Park, MD, October 1991. Acupuncture for the sport horse. Radio show - Trackside. Middleburg, VA. November, 1991 Acupuncture for the Equine Athlete. Capital Hill Equestrian Society. Washington DC, December, 1991. Acupuncture: Backs and Performance. American Endurance Ride Conference, Reno, NV, February, 1992. Introduction to Homeopathy. Third Annual Homeopathic Short Course. Baltimore, MD. 1992. Holistic Medicine for Llamas. TT.E.A.M. Llama Training Clinic, San Diego, CA, April 1992. Whole Horse/Whole Rider. Morven Park International Equestrian Institute, Leesburg, VA, May 1992. Equine Acupuncture and Chiropractic Therapy. American Saddlebred Horse Association of Va., Roanoke, VA, February, 1993. Homeopathic Medicine; First Aid and Case Reports. Fourth Annual Homeopathic Short Course. Baltimore, MD. March 1993. Acupuncture and Chiropractic for the Sport Horse. Tri-County Feeds Seminar "A Chance to Know it All." Middleburg, VA, March 1993. What is Health? and Homeopathy Introduced. Mountain Run Kennels Winter Seminar. Culpepper, VA, March 1994. Homeopathic First Aid and Selected Remedies. Fifth Annual Homeopathic Short Course. Baltimore, MD. March 1994. Alternative Medicine for the 1990's. Capital Hill Equestrian Society. Washington DC, March, 1994. Animal Health Conference - Achieving Health Through Natural Healing, a 2 day course. Capital Area Associated Homeopathic Study Group, Augusta, ME. October 1994. Alternative Medicine for the Equine. Radio show - Trackside. Middleburg, VA. January 10, 1995. Alternative Therapies in Equine Health. Lecture series on Nutrition, Acupuncture and Chiropractic, Homeopathy and Herbal Medicine. Winter, 1995. Update on Alternative Medicine. Radio show - Trackside. Middleburg, VA. March 25, 1996. Introduction to Acupuncture. Seminar on Sports Injuries and Performance Dysfunction in the Equine Athlete. East Sussex, England. August, 1996. Introduction to Chiropractic. Seminar on Sports Injuries and Performance Dysfunction in the Equine Athlete. East Sussex, England. August, 1996.
• Introduction to Homeopathy. Seminar on Sports Injuries and Performance Dysfunction in the Equine Athlete. East Sussex, England. August, 1996.

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