Presentations, forums, and table topic discussions on foot lameness in horses, including therapeutic shoeing, managing laminitis, lameness diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, and stem cell therapy.
Several presentations discussed diagnostic imaging for lameness and purchase exams, and airway examination was also covered.
Dean Richardson, DVM, discussed Barbaro’s story and everything the team learned from it.
A number of people have posted or e-mailed to ask where they can find 2008 Olympic equestrian souvenirs. Many of us here in Hong Kong
It’s midday on August 21 here in Hong Kong, and we’re under what’s known as a “T1” warning — that’s T as in typhoon. A
It’s stormy here in Hong Kong, and not just because of impending Typhoon Nuri, which threatened to disrupt the individual jumping final, but looks as if it will hold off for most if not all of the Aug. 21 evening competition.
Earlier this summer, a group of 25 U.S. veterinarians, horse owners, and trainers, took part in the ninth annual International Equine Adventure, organized by Ron Fuller, DVM , and Robert Miller, DVM. This year’s excursion took the group to
Join Scott Stanley, DVM, PhD, a University of California, Davis associate professor of veterinary medicine, for this week’s edition of BloodHorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” at
Two unusual delays marred Round B, the final round of the 2008 Olympic individual jumping competition, in Hong Kong Aug. 21. The first was a heavy-set man wearing only a pink tutu and black shoes, sporting an advertising slogan inked on his chest.
One of the two equine hospital staff workers hospitalized with Hendra virus in Australia has died. Veterinarian Ben Cunneen, BVSc, died Wednesday. He had contracted Hendra virus from a horse hospitalized at the Redlands Veterinary Clinic on the
Glance through nearly any newspaper or magazine, and you’re bound to see ads proclaiming the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in the human diet.
Vaccination of broodmares is just one part of a complete disease prevention program, but its importance should not be underestimated. Immunization is one of the
Olympic dressage competition joins the ranks of ice dancing with accusations of nationalism in judging. In the Grand Prix Freestyle, held last night, Germany’s Isabell
Equine piroplasmosis was eradicated officially from Florida (and, thereby, the United States) in 1988. So it came as a shock to many people in the equine industry to hear that a horse in Florida was confirmed positive for the disease last week.
With the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita less than 10 weeks away, track president Ron Charles told the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) that its new synthetic racing surface is nearly ready for the acid test.
“The track’s coming along
HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, president of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI), took time out of her busy Olympic schedule to visit the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Racing Laboratory Aug. 16.
Terence Wan, PhD, EurChem, CSci, CChem,
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