Hallmarq Continues Expansion in North America

Company adds their patented standing equine MRI machine to four prominent equine clinics across the U.S. and Canada.

ACTON, Mass. (May 16, 2013) – Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging continues to increase the
number of clinics throughout North America using their standing equine MRI machine. Because
the standing MRI eliminates the need for general anesthesia, equine clinics can now obtain scans
of the foot and lower limbs with virtually no risk to the horse.

“Hallmarq is driving innovation in the equine veterinary field,” says Wesley Sutter, DVM, MS,
Diplomate ACVS, Lexington Equine Surgery & Sports Medicine. “Their standing MRI machine
allows us the ability to clearly determine what type of injury the horse has without the use of
general anesthesia. It’s more convenient for me and my staff, and it is much safer for the horse.”
Sutter, a specialist in equine orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, says his clinic plans to
install and offer the standing equine MRI machine to provide clients a better option for MRI.

“We are an orthopedic surgery and lameness referral clinic that sits about one mile from the
Kentucky Horse Park here in Lexington, so as you can imagine, we specialize in premier equine
athletes,” says Sutter. “Conducting an MRI will be a routine procedure at our clinic, so being
able to do that in the least invasive way and still get the information we need is not only
important to our business, but to the client experience as well.”

The Hallmarq standing equine MRI machine allows veterinarians to get clear, high-resolution
scans of the soft tissue in the horse’s foot or leg to allow for a more precise diagnosis. The system is unique, as the horse is simply walked in for the scan, making it less labor-intensive for
staff.

“Hallmarq is excited to provide standing MRI to the Kentucky horse community,” says Dan
Brown, BVSc, MRCVS, business development director at Hallmarq. “Our cutting-edge
technology has proven that standing MRI provides a diagnosis for more than 90 percent of the
cases, which is comparable to a high-field MRI.”

In addition to Lexington Equine Surgery & Sports Medicine, the standing equine MRI machine
is also scheduled for installation in Elgin Equine, Elgin, Texas; Paton & Martin Veterinary
Service, Aldergrove, British Columbia; and Circle Oak Equine, Petaluma, Calif.

Hallmarq manufactures their standing equine MRI machine in Guildford, United Kingdom. The
company has offered the product in the United States since 2004 and plans to launch PetVet MRI
for companion animals later this year.