Horse health information in the form of videos, slideshows, and podcasts
Learn how to clean and disinfect a dirty stall between horses, after a sick horse occupies it, or before placing a mare in the stall to foal (with Dr. Roberta Dwyer of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center).
Summary of several presentations on joint issues in horses from the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, with Dr. Wayne McIlwraith of Colorado State University.
Dr. Carrie Finno of the University of California, Davis, uses several case videos to describe the neurologic disease neuroaxonal dystrophy (also called equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy) in horses.
Update on Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals by Drs. Noah Cohen of Texas A&M University, Steeve Giguere of the University of Georgia, and M. Julia B. Felippe of Cornell University. (Presented at the 2010 AAEP convention)
Back problems, stem cells for tendon injury, rehabilitating after an injury, pigeon fever, and more were discussed during the Lameness/Soft Tissue session at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention. (Interview with moderator Dr. Brad Jackman)
Dr. Juan Samper discusses twin reduction, the determination of fetal gender, the veterinarian’s role in breeding sheds, mare behavior, embryo recovery, and more topics from the theriogenology/reproduction session at the 2010 AAEP Convention.
Dr. Clara Ann Mason discusses EPM, equine herpesvirus, Vitamin E, neurologic exams, and more topics from the neurology/ophthalmology session at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention.
Dr. Nat Messer discusses racehorse welfare, show horse welfare, the Equitarians, and more based on the In Depth: Equine Welfare session he moderated at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention.
Tips on properly caring for the pregnant mare, newborn foal, and growing foal up to weaning with Dr. Nathan Slovis of the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute.
Interview with Jeremy Hulme, CEO of the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA), following the group’s reception of the 2010 Lavin Cup equine welfare award (bestowed annually by the AAEP).
Excerpted tips on properly caring for the pregnant mare, newborn foal, and growing foal up to weaning with Dr. Nathan Slovis of the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute.
Internal parasite control programs, abdominal abscesses, the use of hypertonic saline, and many more were discussed at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention medicine/GI session (interview with Dr. Robert Franklin).
Update on assisted reproduction techniques, fetal programming, and stallion management strategies from the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention. (Interview with Dr. Katrin Hinrichs of Texas A&M University)
Alcohol joint fusion, cryotherapy techniques for laminitis, sidebone fractures, and many more joint/foot lameness topics were discussed at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention joint/foot session.
Update on what veterinarians and horse owners need to know about ocular (eye) surface failure (such as corneal ulcers) in horses, from Dr. Dennis Brooks of the University of Florida. (Presented at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture)
Proper nutrition, of course, is a critical factor in raising a healthy, sound foal–both for the broodmare before the foal is born as well as for the mare and foal throughout the foal’s development.
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