Latest News – The Horse
Viagen (AAEP 2009 Tradeshow)
Blake Russell, vice president of sales and business development, talks about the cloning company.
Odd Posture to Poop
I have a 9-year-old gelding who holds his body in a strange position while defecating. He curves his head to the left, then brings the left hind leg forward while passing feces. His whole body is in a curve to the left… any ideas why?
Nonsurgical Joint Therapies
New imaging technologies, such as MRI, CT, digital ultrasound, and nuclear scintigraphy, have helped us understand anatomy better and improved our ability to visualize joint injury. As a result, we’re now able to utilize nonsurgical joint therapies.
Muscles, Tendons, & Ligaments
The horse’s body is both exceedingly powerful and capable of bending, turning around tight corners, and stopping on a dime, all thanks to his intricate combination of muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Equine Skeletal System
As you admire a horse, you take in his physique, his muscle tone, and the sheen of his coat. But underlying these essential outer parts is the structure that forms the scaffold to which all soft tissues attach: the equine skeleton.
World Equine Veterinarians Meet (WEVA 2009)
The 2009 WEVA Congress was held in Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil, which ranks among the top 10 countries with the highest population of equids. It boasted one of the largest gatherings in WEVA’s 24-year history with attendance of 1,175. Topics included Rhodococcus equi pneumonia, sleep disorders, seizures, guttural pouch problems, abortion, and lameness from tendon sheath issues.
Pregnant Mare Exercise: No Negative Effect on Fetuses in Study
Some of us tend to think we should keep a broodmare’s physical efforts down to a minimum. But new research shows the heart rates of 9-month-old fetuses remained unchanged during and after maternal exercise. Furthermore, plasma cortisol and plasma lactate concentrations were lower for the pregnant mares than for the same mares post-partum for the same exercise tests. These results indicate that the
Guided Tour: Horse Hoof Anatomy
The simple hoofbeats of your moving horse effectively hide the highly complex anatomy and physiology at work inside his hooves during each step.
Painkillers and Gastric Ulcers in Horses, AAEP 2009
If you’ve ever given the common oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone (Bute) to a horse, you’ve probably been warned that it can cause stomach (gastric) ulcers if you give too much or give it for too long. Thus, there’s always interest in pain-relieving medications for horses that work while causing less gastric irritation or none at all.
Suxibuzone
German Competition Horse Medication Policies Revised
Getting away with doping in equestrian events is about to become even harder for equestrians practicing in a country recognized worldwide for its horsemanship.
The German Equestrian Sports Federation (FN) has announced new regulations to control doping, both in and out of competition, with reinforced sanctions, intensified monitoring, and a specific list of 70 forbidden substances
Foal With Hoof Problems
Dr. Stephen O’Grady addresses a reader’s question about a foal with a recently developed club foot.
Vet Interviews, AAEP Tradeshow Videos Available Online
Did you miss the AAEP Convention this year? Fear not; you can still hear from some of the speakers and tradeshow representatives without trekking to Vegas!
News Editor Erin Ryder interviewed the presenters of some of the horse health topics most relevant for our readers, while Publisher Kim Brown got a preview of 2010’s top horse health products in the tradeshow.
Traveling Legally
Whether transporting a horse across an ocean or across state lines, there are legal requirements that you need to meet. Your paperwork must be complete or you face the possibility of fines, quarantine, or even your horse being rejected and refused entry into a state or country.
31 Horses Seized, Oregon Rancher Faces Charges
An Oregon woman is facing multiple animal cruelty charges following the removal of 31 allegedly neglected horses from her property last week.
Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies and animal rescue agency volunteers removed the animals from the Cross-Tie Ranch near Mill City after investigating complaints about conditions there. The seized horses were among 116 animals residing on th
Lisa Wilcox on Owner/Rider Relationships: Horse Tip Daily #133
International dressage rider Lisa Wilcox is co-host of the Dressage Radio Show and does a tip of the week when she is on that show
Equine Multinodular Pulmonary Fibrosis (AAEP 2009)
Dr. Rodney Belgrave of the Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center discusses equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis. (3:20)
