Rabies is a life-threatening neurological disease that can be spread from horses to humans, generally killing affected horses two to four days after clinical signs appear. Learn how to protect your horse and yourself.
2010 World Equestrian Games (WEG) Veterinary Coordinator Dr. Kent Allen summarizes the WEG’s veterinary clinic activity during the event.
Dr. Jean-Marie Denoix describes his experiences imaging horses on site at the World Equestrian Games (WEG).
World Equestrian Games volunteer veterinarian Dr. Duncan Peters discusses the characteristics vaulting horses need to have, and the equine health problems that can occur in this discipline.
Thirty-three veterinary students are getting a crash course in high-level equestrian sport at the World Equestrian Games while they assist the veterinary team.
Dr. Catherine Kohn, President of the World Equestrian Games Veterinary Commission, tells us what to expect during the WEG 2010 cross-country event and discusses course conditions, veterinary staffing, and the care these athletes receive.
Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the World Equestrian Games 2010 on-site veterinary clinic, and a discussion of common WEG athlete health problems, with WEG veterinary coordinator Dr. Kent Allen.
Mimi Porter describes in a video blog post of Sept. 27 her experience at the start of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games’ Endurance competition,
Update on the first three World Equestrian Games events by Dr. Chris Newton, Assistant WEG Clinic Director and Veterinary Coordinator; and Dr. Kent Allen, WEG Veterinary Services Coordinator and Services Manager.
Dr. Donald Schlafer of Cornell University discusses the equine fetus and placenta.
Health considerations of the Australian endurance team horses that recently traveled to central Kentucky for the World Equestrian Games.
Practical explanation of laminitis, diagnostic imaging, interpretation, and treatment principles.
Learn how the United States is safeguarding its horse population against foreign diseases with quarantine protocols for World Equestrian Games equine athletes.
Dr. Nathan Slovis describes how equine health issues will be handled during the World Equestrian Games.
Learn about the structure and function of your horse’s forelimbs with Dr. Roberta Dwyer of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center.
Dr. Duncan Peters of the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute discusses regenerative therapies (such as stem cell therapy and platelet-rich plasma) for healing injuries common to sport horses.
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