Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
Want to know what veterinarians talk about when they get together? This year it was
At the AAEP Blue-Ribbon Panel Research Meeting in Ft. Collins, Colo., on Aug. 1, 2007, Hilary Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University, presented her findings on
My Thoroughbred’s stifles have been making a popping noise for quite some time.
The University of Tennessee (UT) and the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) are working together to develop and secure funding for a balance and mobility study to analyze the natural gait of the Tennessee
Recent studies have shown that horses are far more stoic than we had imagined. On the scale of pain tolerance, they are much higher than people. For example, the thrashing colicky horse often needs surgery, and after surgery, pain is very difficult
Can bone spurs be surgically removed, as in osteochondritis dissecans cases?
One of the most frustrating aspects of diagnosing and treating lameness in horses is that they can’t tell you where it hurts. But a relatively new technology to the equine world is helping some veterinarians pinpoint lameness problems. Bruce
Horses performing different jobs require specialized examinations for lameness, according to Philippe Benoit, DVM, French jumping team veterinarian from 1991 to 2000. Benoit presented his method for examining jumping horses at the 2006 American
He’s been poked and prodded, trotted in straight lines and flexed, hoof-tested and blocked, and yet there’s nothing standing out in these examinations or on his X rays that would explain your horse’s intermittent lameness. There are no obvious
Understanding what to expect from the exam and getting an upfront idea of what tests you might be willing to spring for—and under what circumstances—will prepare you for the veterinarian’s visit and help you make the right choices for your needs, your pocketbook, and your dreams.
When you look at a radiograph (X ray) of a horse’s foot, do you visualize soft tissues, or do you only see bones? If there’s one thing Ric Redden, DVM, founder of the International Equine Podiatry Center in Versailles, Ky., consistently teaches,
I have a Trakehner/Thoroughbred cross that starts flexing his hind legs rather noticeably when trotting
My two Miniature Horses have a clunking sound that comes from their hocks. What is this condition?
There was a time when diagnosing lameness was basic-watch the horse travel, determine where you think the problem might be, and take a guess at what’s causing it. Then came X rays, ultrasound, CT (computed tomography) scans, scintigraphy (bone
“Previous gait analysis systems were based on computer images that were sometimes misleading,” said Keoughan. “This system will enable us to optimize hoof balance and comfort leading to heightened performance and success.”
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