Using AI to Evaluate Eventing Horses at FEI Competitions
Stephanie Ruff
February 25, 2025
Could artificial intelligence help determine if horses are sound to compete during a 3-day event? Find out what experts think.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
Could artificial intelligence help determine if horses are sound to compete during a 3-day event? Find out what experts think.
Understanding new research developments.
Experts describe the 3 most common problems associated with equine hock lameness and how veterinarians can make an accurate diagnosis in these complex joints.
Researchers recently described the appearance of normal and injured equine patellar ligaments on stifle ultrasound, which had not been previously reported.
Here’s how one veterinarian localizes lameness to the horse’s stifle, treats stifle injuries, and performs surgery when necessary.
Experts described 6 new studies that made significant impacts on equine musculoskeletal problem diagnosis and treatment in 2024.
Learn how arena footing affects horse and rider safety, and what 5 factors to consider when choosing and maintaining footing.
Drs. Sherry Johnson and Kelly Zeytoonian, paid consultants of American Regent Animal Health, share their experiences using Adequan i.m.® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) as part of their multimodal approach to managing degenerative joint disease (DJD).
Milne lecturer Dr. Lisa Fortier advises veterinarians to evaluate a horse’s overall health before using orthobiologics and to treat injuries early for the best outcomes.
Learn how bisphosphonates, drugs that inhibit bone breakdown and resorption, can help treat bone injuries in horses.
Take a look at recent research on autologous blood-based products and their effects on equine joints and metabolic parameters.
A podiatrist gives his tips for keeping a horse with chronic laminitis and equine metabolic syndrome comfortable.
Early diagnosis and proper treatment of these joint problems can make the difference in whether the horse can return to soundness.
Longeing horses in a controlled way and avoiding overlongeing could be the most effective ways to protect their joints.
Ah, the age-old question: When managing horse wounds, should you wrap them or let them “air out”? Researchers are working to determine whether bandaging is the best option and in what circumstances.
Learn how and why this approach is a cornerstone in the treatment of dorsal spinous process impingement.
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