Infographic: Staying Sane on Stall Rest
The Horse Staff
April 29, 2016
Confinement is difficult but often necessary for healing. Learn how to keep horses healthy while on stall rest.
Confinement is difficult but often necessary for healing. Learn how to keep horses healthy while on stall rest.
Researchers hope study results will help them establish guidelines for administering nerve blocks in horses’ hind limbs.
Standardbreds training over shorter distances lost fewer training days to injury, but still raced successfully.
Research topics include musculoskeletal and respiratory issues, parasites on stud farms, early pregnancy loss, and more.
Even small deviations in sensor placement can result in an inaccurate hind-limb lameness diagnosis, researchers found.
Dr. John Pigott will provide service in sports medicine, regenerative therapy, and elective and emergency surgery.
Suspensory ligament disease, a leading cause of poor performance in horses, can be challenging to manage.
Seminar topics include imaging the equine neck, reproduction, and soft-tissue injuries in performance horses.
There was a strong correlation between vet and inertial sensor system when evaluating lameness change post-nerve-block.
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Neil Mittelman, DVM, and Holly Stewart, VMD, will present a joint lecture on March 1 at the New Bolton Center.
Recent study results suggest that shock wave can help horses return to function faster than surgery or rest alone.
Ultrasound and x ray exams can help identify horses potentially at-risk for injury so they can be managed appropriately.
For years veterinarians’ options were limited, but new products are helping them control horses’ pain better than ever.
Chronic infected wounds are challenging for vets to manage, not to mention distressing and costly for the horse owner.
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