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Stem Cell Therapy Effective for Tendonitis in Cornell Study
Horses faced with career-ending tendon injuries might possess the power to heal themselves.
According to Alan J. Nixon, BVSc, MS, Dipl. ACVS, and colleagues from Cornell University, veterinarians might be able to effectively treat horses with injuries to their superficial digital flexor tendons (SDFT) by injecting stem cells directly into the injured tendon using cells that were harveste
Canada’s Equine Foundation Gift Helps Support Horse Health Research
A $10,000 gift from the Equine Foundation of Canada to support vital horse health research at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine will double in value and impact through a unique matching gift program at the veterinary college.
“We’re extremely grateful to the hundreds of horse owners and enthusiasts across Canada who worked together through the
Kentucky Derby Contender Quality Road Suffers New Quarter Crack
Trainer Jimmy Jerkens expressed optimism on the afternoon of April 24 that Quality Road, a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands , would be able to make the May 2 classic after noted hoof specialist Ian McKinlay treated a second quarter crack in the colt’s right-front hoof at Belmont Park.
Horse ‘Kingpin’ Dies at Rolex
Kingpin, a 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding ridden by Canadian Mike Winter, died today after sustaining a fall on the cross country course at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
Event organizers released the following statement:
“It is with great sadness that we announce that Kingpin, ridden by Mike Winter and owned by the rider and Kingpin Syndicate, died while
Dutch Rider Tim Lips Leads Rolex Dressage after First Day
With 22 riders making up the largest foreign contingent to ever compete at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, it was no surprise that the European delegation made a strong showing yesterday, the first day of dressage. Tim Lips of the Netherlands grabbed first place, riding Concrex Oncarlos to the score of 42.0. British riders Oliver Townend, on Carousel Quest (45.2), and William Fox-Pitt, on
Steroid Test Identifies Hermaphroditic Filly
Year-and-a-half-old testing for anabolic steroids in racehorses produced some unusual results–including the discovery of a Standardbred filly that’s actually a male.
In Pennsylvania, tests showed a high elevation of testosterone in Arizona Helen, who was raced at the harness track Harrah’s Chester Racetrack and Casino, officials said April 23 during a session at the Association of Racin
Summer is Prime Time for Potomac Horse Fever
With summer just around the corner, now is the time to vaccinate horses against Potomac horse fever (PHF).
“Horse owners need to be aware of the disease and its seasonality,” said Julia Wilson, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor of large animal medicine at the University of Minnesota.
PHF is a potentially deadly disease that can cause mild depression, anorexia,
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The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a fund-raising celebration at the Keeneland Entertainment Center in Lexington, Ky., on Friday, October 16. The event will honor foundation board members Larry Bramlage, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, the longtime chairman of the Research Advisory Committee, and Gary Lavin, VMD, the longtime vice chairman of the
Considering that North America has been free of glanders for more than 50 years, many practitioners and horse owners are, understandably, not familiar with the clinical signs of the disease. As evidenced by the recent importation of an infected horse from Brazil to Germany (see sidebar), this unfamiliarity in countries free of the disease can make it easy for it to slip A field of 50 horses is set to compete in the 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, which starts today. Riders presented 52 horses at Wednesday’s horse inspection, but two riders decided to withdraw their mounts after the three-member ground jury held them for re-inspection. The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, a part of the HSBC FEI Classics Series, will run a CCI4* and the 12th Equine dentistry is a rapidly expanding field that encompasses a number of procedures. These include occlusal equilibration (how the teeth contact the opposite tooth surfaces), endodontics (the treatment of diseases of the tooth pulp), exodontics (the extraction of teeth), oral surgery, orthodontics (the supervision and guidance of the growing dentition and the correction of the mature The equine sarcoid is an unpredictable skin tumor capable of wreaking havoc on a horse’s body. While not technically a “cancer” (neoplasm) in the pathological sense, sarcoids are often considered as such because they are a potential career- and even life-ending condition. “Even the most benign-looking small lesion can erupt into a potentially catastrophic mass in a short period of time,”
Most horse owners are familiar with Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, if only through the statement they receive from their veterinarian following their horses’ annual vaccinations. But there’s another “EE” that, while long absent from the United States, should not be forgotten: Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, or VEE. The zoonotic disease recently made An official at a Florida pharmacy said Thursday the business incorrectly prepared a supplement given to 21 polo horses that died over the weekend while preparing to play in a championship match. Jennifer Beckett of Franck’s Pharmacy in Ocala, Fla., told The Associated Press in a statement that the business conducted an Franck’s Pharmacy Chief Operations Officer Jennifer Beckett released the following statement April 23: “On an order from a veterinarian, Franck’s Pharmacy prepared medication that was used to treat the 21 horses on the Lechuza Polo team. As soon as we learned of the tragic incident, we conducted an internal investigation that was led by an outside lawyer and, upon its conclusion, Readers’ Most PopularWeekly Poll |
