Latest News – The Horse
Equine Pampering of Olympic Proportions
By now, the Swiss dressage team might be feeling pangs of regret at its decision not to enter the 2008 Olympic equestrian competition.
Citing concerns about weather conditions and pollution, the Swiss
Lost Competitive Trail Horse Located by Luck
A 21-year-old chestnut Morgan mare was found after being missing for over 40 hours in the Blueridge Wildlife Management Area of the 65,000 Chattahoochee National Forest.
Kentucky Horse Racing Group Proposes Steroid Ban
Kentucky racing officials have pushed forward a steroid ban for racehorses they’re calling the toughest in the country.
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council approved a measure Thursday that would hit trainers with severe penalties–up
Coverage Update
I see that a couple of blog readers have wondered about the competition schedule and how to access live coverage. As I write this, the
The Culture Club
The morning’s roundup of sights and observations at and around the 2008 Olympic equestrian events: The transport system. Inter-venue shuttle buses are segregated by accreditation
Brentina Declared Sound after Uncharacteristic Olympic Performance
After receiving the lowest score of her career (63.00%), all of Brentina’s connections were concerned that–despite giving great performances in training every day leading up to the Games–there might have been something physically wrong with th
Kentucky Offers Equine Abuse Investigation Course
A three day course on investigating equine abuse and neglect is offered by the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) in cooperation with Morehead State University (MSU) October 1-3, 2008. The class is part of the KHC horse welfare program and is designed
Museum of the Horse Adding Arabian Galleries
The Purebred Arabian Trust has begun construction of an 8,000 square foot addition to the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse. This addition will house the Arabian Horse Galleries. It will be the first major addition to the
Forensic Study Reveals Some Trexler Horses Starved to Death
Three horses exhumed from Richland, S.C., properties once belonging to the Trexler family died from starvation, according to a preliminary report issued by Melinda D. Merck, DVM, senior director of veterinary forensics for the American
Olympics: U.S. Show Jumpers Represent at First Individual Qualifier
The main arena at Sha Tin was turned from a dressage ring into a grand prix course Friday night, as the jumping horses finally got their chance to compete. The U.S. contingent was the only team to lay down three double clear rounds.
In all,
Three Olympic Equestrian Disciplines, Three Veterinary Updates
Jack Snyder, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, of the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, is a five-time Olympic Games veterinarian. In Hong Kong 2008, he’s the chief treating veterinarian, which means the orthopedic specialist has
Convention Highlights, Research, Learning
The 53rd American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 1-5 of 2007, offered the latest in research findings and honored leaders in the veterinary field.
Equine Reproduction
Dickson Varner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT lectured on the topic “From a Sperm’s Eye View – Revisiting our Perception of this Intriguing Cell” during the Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture at the 2007 AAEP Convention. Other presenters discussed perinatology, risks associated with reproduction, foal adoption, interpreting endometrial edema, and paraphimosis in the stallion among other topics.
Diagnosing Horse Health Problems
Equine experts at the 2007 AAEP Convention discussed numerous diagnostic topics, including ultrasound, computed tomography for imaging the stifle, digital flexor tendon sheath nerve blocks, upper cannon area injuries, MRI for diagnosing sesamoidean ligament desmitis, radiograph repositories and quality, and airway exam results among other topics.
Foot Lameness in Horses
Equine authorities at the 2007 AAEP Convention discussed multiple topics relating to lameness in horses, including therapeutic shoeing, managing acute/chronic laminitis, wooden shoes, and stem cell therapy, as well as specific topics such as palmar process fractures of the coffin bone, nuclear scintigraphy, cannon bone stress fractures, and enostosis-like lesions.
Arthritis in Horses
Treatments for osteoarthritis in horses, including the doxycycline antibiotic and the nutraceutical Myristol, were discussed at the 2007 AAEP Convention. Also discussed were the clinical efficacy and joint health parameters of Surpass (topical liposomal diclofenac cream) compared to those of the commonly used oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication phenylbutazone (Bute).
