Study Evaluates Surgical Strangulation Colic Survival Rates
Natalie Voss
July 4, 2014
Researchers found that avoiding small intestine resection, when possible, can help reduce complications and improve survival.
Researchers found that avoiding small intestine resection, when possible, can help reduce complications and improve survival.
Researchers found that trotting over poles appears to help increase joints’ range of motion, and could be especially beneficial for horses that are recuperating from lameness.
But what effects could small, light racing saddles have on horses that are traveling considerably faster than the average reiner or jumper? Turns out these tiny pieces of tack can cause substantial pressure on horses’ backs.
Researchers found that the moment when horses switch between the trot and the canter results in a brief loss of stability and coordination, which appears to happen just after a change in the angle of the horses’ joints.
Researchers found that none of the evaluated bones showed significant shape changes after training and racing.
Yearling Thoroughbreds that worked on a treadmill had better aerobic capacities and no signs of lameness.
Laser surgery might soon be a high-tech treatment option for horses with gait-altering fibrotic myopathy.
Some Thoroughbreds with mild clinical signs of wobbler syndrome eventually made it to the racetrack.
Researchers evaluated shoeing options to optimize hind hoof unrollment (or toe movement through the stride).
Study results indicate affected horses have a guarded prognosis to return to athletic soundness.
Study examines changes in toe angle and proximal hoof circumference without shoes.
Recent study results suggest a possible link between extended trot and risk for suspensory ligament injuries.
A single impact injury did not cause generalized osteoarthritis in the fetlock during the study period.
Researchers recently examined the factors that could affect a horse’s propensity for injury and future use.
Predictors of Salmonella shedding in horses identified to allow earlier biosecurity intervention.
Common complications included surgical incision herniation, pre-existing lameness, and laminitis.
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