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Katie Navarra

Katie Navarra has worked as a freelance writer since 2001. A lifelong horse lover, she owns and enjoys competing a dun Quarter Horse mare.

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Inclines, Declines, and Horse Energy Exertion

Katie Navarra August 20, 2017

Horses’ oxygen consumption and cardiac output decreased by an average of 24% and 9%, respectively, when going downhill.

Scientists Study Elapid Snakebites in Horses

Factors Associated With Septic Pleuropneumonia Survival

Katie Navarra August 13, 2017

A thoracotomy improved affected horses’ survival rates while dehydration increased the odds of death.

neuromuscular disease in horses; arthritis treatment for horses; penn vet lecture; Lateral Resistance in a Quarter Horse; horse gait analysis; Study: Gene Therapy Can Help Reduce Equine Lameness

How Newborn Foals’ Dental Pulp Can Help Heal Horses

Katie Navarra June 28, 2017

Dental pulp injections helped reduce pain and improve lameness in horses with soft tissue injuries and arthritis.

Electronic Records Could Help Solve the Laminitis Mystery

Katie Navarra June 27, 2017

One researcher believes records collected by vets seeing horses in the field could offer new insight into laminitis.

Colic: To Refer or Not to Refer

Katie Navarra June 21, 2017

Does your colicking horse need to go to a clinic? Here’s how veterinarians determine the need for referral.

Common Dewormers: Still Effective Against Small Strongyles?

Katie Navarra May 20, 2017

Study results revealed that three commercially available dewormers showed poor efficacy on the majority of farms tested.

tendon healing; Rehabilitating Horses With Lower Limb Injuries; horse tendon and ligament mineralization; Measuring Tendon Stiffness to Monitor Healing

Measuring Tendon Stiffness to Monitor Healing

Katie Navarra May 1, 2017

Sonoelastography can help vets monitor healing and develop rehab programs best-suited for the horse’s recovery rate.

Study: Most Horses Go Back to Work After Colic Surgery

Katie Navarra April 18, 2017

In a long-term study, researchers showed that 92.5% of horses discharged had returned to work four to eight years after surgery.

Why Can't You Kill Equine Internal Parasites in the Field?

Manure Storage Methods for Fecal Egg Counts Tested

Katie Navarra April 10, 2017

Researchers found that samples can be refrigerated for up to a week without adverse effects on egg counts.

Researchers Look to the Numbers to Improve Equine Welfare

Katie Navarra March 30, 2017

Scientists looked at four years of data to try to predict facilities’ compliance with animal welfare legislation.

Researchers Test Joint Supplement’s Impact on Old Horses

Katie Navarra January 14, 2017

A resveratrol and hyaluronic acid supplement could have anti-inflammatory effects in aged horses, researchers found.

Soil Selenium Levels and Equine White Muscle Disease

Foaling Tendencies and Dystocia Rates in New Zealand

Katie Navarra December 25, 2016

Foal size (and, indirectly, sex) appear to contribute to dystocia, especially among mares in New Zealand.

Researchers Review Types of Tumors Found in Donkeys

Katie Navarra December 23, 2016

Donkeys are commonly diagnosed with sarcoids. Other common horse tumors, however, are not prevalent in donkeys.

Researchers Test Strangles Treatment

Katie Navarra December 3, 2016

How do cheesecake, gelatin, and penicillin relate to a treatment for strangles? Dr. Anna Kendall explains.

Prepurchase Examinations; Take-Homes From the 2017 Equine Ophthalmology Symposium

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Katie Navarra November 8, 2016

A vitamin E deficiency can lead to neurologic problems as well as a retina disorder called pigment retinopathy.

Study: Some Supplements Can Reduce Equine Joint Inflammation

Katie Navarra October 26, 2016

Researchers believe the tested supplements could help reduce the joint inflammation that can lead to osteoarthritis.

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