Lameness

Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness

How Veterinarians Kept the 2018 WEG Horses Healthy

Here’s how a team of local equine practitioners oversaw a temporary on-site clinic, a core team of 35 to 70 veterinarians at any given time, and more to keep horses competing at the 2018 World Equestrian Games healthy throughout the event.

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The Science Behind Posting: It’s All About Balance

Rising on the “correct” diagonal on a circle or curve helps counterbalance the horse’s movement asymmetry created by the curve itself. And if the horse is lame, the wrong diagonal could enhance that lameness and the right diagonal could mask it.

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Health Care for English Sport Horses

Good footing, proper conditioning, balanced nutrition, and careful attention to joints and soft tissues are key to maintaining eventers, hunter/jumpers, and dressage horses.

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Horses Arriving for 2018 WEG in Tryon

The first 67 of 550 equine athletes have arrived at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, nine days before the start of the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018.

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