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Veterinary Ophthalmology Professor to Give Milne Lecture at AAEP Convention
Dennis Brooks, DVM, PhD, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine, will present the prestigious Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) in Baltimore, Md., in December 2010.
Brooks’ lecture, titled “Catastrophic Ocular Surface Failure i
Horses with Extensive Sidebone Have an Increased Risk of Injury
Imagine that after a thorough prepurchase examination, your veterinarian turns to you and says the horse has sidebone, meaning his lateral and medial cartilages of the foot that have “ossified,” or hardened into bone. What should you do?
Exercising Horses on a Treadmill, Step by Step
The Rutgers Equine Science Center launched a new innovative educational tool to its website–a virtual tour of the equine exercise physiology laboratory.
Dressage Radio Episode 68 – Steffen Peters
Steffen Peters describes how he has chosen to prepare Ravel for the World Equestrian Games. Tune in right here. Dressage Radio Episode 68 – Show
Jumping Radio Show Episode 28 – Laura Kraut’s Journey to WEG
U.S. team member, Laura Kraut, reviews her preparation for the World Equestrian Games and we have our regular training and veterinary tips. Take a listen.
Horses as Safety Signs
When you’re walking across the street and over those wide white painted marks designating a crosswalk, does that make you think of zebras? Well police
Horse Tip Daily 289 – Michelle Bergeron on Sunscreen, Trail Rides and Gumbo
We are thrilled to be joined by trainer and coach Michelle Bergeron of Right Lead Equestrian Center in Louisiana. Today she speaks about sunscreen, competitive
Eventing Radio Episode 96 – U.S. and British Team Profiles
Another bumper episode with British Chef d’Mission, Will Connell, Kim Severson, Amy Tryon and Karen O’Connor plus Pippa Funnell makes her return to the British
Horse Tip Daily 288 – Jennifer H. on Big Water Troughs
Glenn the Geek’s wife Jennifer H. joins him this week for a series of practical horse and barn tips. Listen in today as Jennifer gives
Horse Tip Daily 287 – Reese Koffler-Stanfield on the Scale of Training
Reese Koffler-Stanfield is a International Dressage Rider and an up and coming star in the United States dressage world. Reese speaks about her scale of
WEG: First Group of Horses Arrive at the Kentucky Horse Park
With just 14 days until the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the first group of eight horses arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park on Friday afternoon. This first group of equine athletes represent Chile and Guatemale and will compete at the Games in the World Championship of Endurance presented by Meydan. The horses have been quarantined in Miami si
Horse Racing Commissioners Consider New Bute Threshold
A recommendation to lower the recommended threshold for phenylbutazone (Bute) from 5 micrograms per milliliter of plasma or serum to 2 micrograms per milliliter of plasma or serum will be considered by the Model Rules Committee of the Association of Racing Commissioners International. The bute recommendation will be considered by the Model Rules Committee during a conference call
Equine Veterinarians to Broaden Expertise During AAEP Annual Convention
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will strengthen the equine veterinarian’s ability to serve the horse through applicable science, effective business tactics and welfare advocacy during its 56th Annual Convention, Dec. 4-8, in Baltimore, Md.
As the world’s largest gathering of equine health care professionals, the Convention unites more than 4,000 equine v
WNV: Second Kentucky Horse Confirmed, Euthanized
This week veterinarians confirmed Kentucky’s equine West Nile virus (WNV) case of 2010. The 6-year-old Morgan stallion, located in Shelby County just southeast of Louisville, was found down and unable to rise and was later euthanized. Just as with the first Kentucky horse, this WNV-affected horse was not vaccinated for the mosquito-borne virus. In 2009 eight horses in Kentucky were
A Safe Place to Land
Last weekend I received an e-mail from a veterinarian at the University of Pennsylvania that warmed my heart and, quite frankly, got me a little
WEG? Yeah, There’s an App for That
If you own an iPhone, you can have the 2010 FEI Alltech World Equestrian Games at your fingertips. An iPhone app (free until September 17,
