Know the Signs of EPM, a Master of Disguise
Edited Press Release
May 16, 2017
With an early diagnosis and prompt treatment, horses can improve significantly and could return to normal activity.
With an early diagnosis and prompt treatment, horses can improve significantly and could return to normal activity.
Researchers say inertial measurement units could aid in more accurate veterinary diagnoses and performance evaluations.
Research has provided farriers with a better understanding of how weight-bearing and loading affect hoof wall growth.
Researchers confirmed that footing properties could impact dressage horses’ risk for suspensory ligament injury.
Horses with asymmetric feet have altered loading patterns, which could lead to lameness and possibly early retirement.
Find out why understanding hoof biomechanics is important when making trimming and shoeing decisions for your horse.
The gene appears to affect horses’ muscular ability to carry out specific gaits, such as the tolt in Icelandics.
Young horses leaned more than older ones with better musculoskeletal strength and coordination, scientists say.
Learn the latest about this puzzling neuromuscular disease.
Researchers are evaluating the impact of these proteins in combating performance-induced physiologic stress in horses.
Rutgers and University of Minnesota researchers are studying genetic factors underlying musculoskeletal diseases.
Many diseases cause signs similar to EPM, but won’t respond to EPM treatment. Ensure you treat for the right condition.
Researchers say the ‘Gait Keeper’ gene appears to be responsible for trotters’ success in harness racing.
Equine veterinarians confirm motion capture could be useful for objective measurements of ataxia, or incoordination.
A low dose of the sedative xylazine did not affect horses movement patterns, but higher doses could have more impact.
Polo ponies showed a high degree of movement asymmetry, but this doesn’t necessarily mean the animal is lame or in pain.
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