Angular and flexural limb deformities in foals are concerns, to be sure, but they’re not necessarily kisses of death. At the recent Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, Ric Redden, DVM, founder of the International Equine Podiatry Center in Versailles, Ky.
Traveling with horses is no longer the big deal it once was, but the risks attached to hauling are as great as ever; as we all know, accidents happen, even to the most responsible of us. And while it’s essential to take precautions to protect
Working to correct low heels when they begin to develop is far more successful than waiting until the horse has had no heel for a long time. Low-heeled conformation is not healthy and can compromise soundness in the short or long term.
What’s the best diet for a laminitic horse? It depends. When considering diets for laminitic horses, equine…
The care of horse stalls is an inherently messy part of horse management. There are a variety of opinions on how to cope with this daily chore. Let’s face it: urine and manure reek. Additionally, an excess of these two elements creates unsafe and
Laminitis is an incredibly painful hoof disease in the horse. We should all be very aware of this since despite top-notch care, 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was humanely euthanatized due to unresolvable pain from laminitis.
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“Owners and trainers worldwide have the feeling that every veterinarian and every farrier have years of experience and vast knowledge about laminitis and podiatry (foot care). Unfortunately, this is not the case,” said Ric Redden, DVM, founder of
Any domestic horse in the United States that doesn’t have an owner who is managing the horse on a regular basis is abandoned. All domestic horses start out life in the United States as the property of someone. Even the Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky introduced legislation April 30 designed to promote investment in the horse industry by removing unfair provisions of federal law that favor other investments. The Equine Equity Act of 2007 would reduce the
The reason most horses don’t load in trailers is that owners have studiously trained them to not load. Horses learn this by accident. The horse gets led up to the trailer and decides not to go in and turns sideways. Then the owner leads him away an
Martin Collins, the creator of the Polytrack artificial surface, admitted to having faced problems in North America in an interview with the British monthly racing magazine, Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder.
Interviewed in the May
When a horse founders and the damaged laminae that hold the coffin bone to the hoof wall release their grip, the coffin bone is no longer held in place. It rotates (tips down at the front) or slips downward in the hoof. The goal when shoeing these
Officials with the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria, announced in April that contagious equine metritis (CEM) had been confirmed in Lipizzans at the school and the Federal Stud, and that certain changes in the school’s schedule and
Linda Jones makes it no secret that Katy is the light of her life. Purchasing the Saddlebred mare six years ago fulfilled a dream Jones had nurtured since childhood. And she was determined to get their relationship off on the right foot. From day
The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Healthy Horses Workshop will be held Saturday, July 28 in Fort Collins, Colo. Intended for horse enthusiasts interested in learning more about equine health care, the Healthy Horses
“Barbaro: A Nation’s Horse” has finally found a home. NBC Sports has announced that the one-hour documentary focusing on the life of last year’s Kentucky Derby winner will air on the NBC network Saturday, May 5, at 8 p.m. ET. That will be 90
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