Thoroughbred's skeleton to be used as teaching tool at Locust Trace

Jacob Turner, black shirt, touched a horse skeleton while Walter Varcoe assembled another thoroughbred skeleton in front of students at Locust Trace AgriScience Farm on Leestown Rd. in Lexington, Ky., Friday, February 03, 2012. Walter Varcoe and his daughter Melissa Varcoe, with Walter F. Varcoe Equine Services in Otisville, N.Y., assembled the skeleton bone-by-bone for students at the school. The skeleton is a direct result of the school's vet clinic coming in second in a national contest. Charles Bertram | Staff HERALD-LEADERBuy Photo

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Equine specialist Walter Varcoe assembled a horse skeleton Friday at Lexington's new Locust Trace AgriScience Farm.

The skeleton, which is from a 6-year-old thoroughbred, will be used as a teaching tool for veterinary and equine science classes at Locust Trace, which is operated by the Fayette County Public Schools. Part of the project cost will be covered from a $5,000 award to the non-profit Locust Trace Veterinary Clinic by the Heska Corp. Varcoe is donating his services. Unused funds will go for intern scholarships at the veterinary clinic.

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