Windpuffs are soft, fluid-filled swellings toward the back of the fetlock joint, resulting from inflamed deep digital flexor tendon sheaths. Most commonly, these puffy enlargements are symptomless blemishes–old and cold, the result of years of hard work.
Rotational deworming–dosing horses with different classes of dewormers in rotation–is often recommended for controlling equine internal parasites. The theory is that by using all of the available effective deworming drug classes, we combine their
Since a rash of five catastrophic injuries in the opening five days of racing at the current Santa Anita meet–resulting in four fatalities–there has been just one race-related death since Dec. 31, Rick Arthur, DVM, told the California Horse
With Kentucky Derby 135 only two months away, Churchill Downs has announced that online advance ticket sales for general admission and select reserved seats to the Kentucky Derby and its companion event, the Kentucky Oaks, are now available for
PBI/Gordon Corporation, in conjunction with Trophy Animal Health Care, are pleased to announce the recent purchase of the ProZYME line of enzyme supplements for companion animals and horses.
ProZYME is a plant-derived enzyme supplement.
ViaGen, Inc. is partnering with the Monash Institute of Melbourne, Australia, to harness equine stem cells to repair tendon, ligament, cartilage, and bone damage in horses.
Dr. Paul Verma of the Monash Institute of Medical Research is
Espree Animal Products introduces their Liniment & Body Wash.
It has a deep penetrating formula to relax tired, aching muscles and reduce pain and stiffness in joints. Liniment & Body Wash also acts as an antiseptic for bruises,
Last year welfare of the horse in the United States reached the consciousness of not only the industry, but also the general public. The horse and veterinary industries have long addressed issues of equine welfare as it relates to competition, and
More than 1,500 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Where do you work your horses?”
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Despite the fact that 20% of racehorses in the southern United States are affected by anhidrosis–the inability or decreased ability to sweat–the underlying causes of this medical condition remain unknown. Sweating is the primary mean The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) of Aurora, Colo., has established an Arabian Horse Association task force on genetic diseases. The task force was created under the direction of and announced by AHA President Lance Walters. “The John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, Dipl. ACVA (anesthesiology) interim dean of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, was presented with the prestigious 2008 Ohio Veterinary Medical Association Veterinarian of the Year Award Feb. 20 at Pusterla discussed the effectiveness of three vaccination strategies against L. intracellularis, which causes proliferative enteropathy (a spreading intestinal disease). “Although the clinical entity (L. intracellularis infection), diagnostic evalua An Edmonton, Alberta, lawyer has been charged with three counts of animal cruelty after abandoning his two horses in the British Columbia wilderness last year. On the recommendation of the British Columbia (B.C.) SPCA, Frank Mackay was Sky Mesa, the 9-year-old stallion who had two operations related to a bout of colic, arrived back at Three Chimneys Farm Feb. 25 from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington and is on schedule to return to breeding around March 20. The 2009 Stimulus Act signed into law by President Barack Obama contains provisions that impact the horse industry, the American Horse Council said in a Feb. 24 memorandum. The measure contains the bigger write-off for horses and other Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comWeekly PollCreate a free account with TheHorse.com! |
