AAEP Announces Continuing Education Opportunities for Vets
Edited Press Release
April 17, 2015
Topics will include lower-limb lameness, ophthalmology, ambulatory practice, and poor performance.
Topics will include lower-limb lameness, ophthalmology, ambulatory practice, and poor performance.
Good health and soundness in 4- to 5-year-olds goes a long way in keeping horses performing long-term, researchers said.
Of the 700 respondents, 522 (75%) said yes, they have started a horse under saddle themselves.
Of the 2,015 respondents, 1,089 (54%) said their horses live outside with access to shelter.
Horses for Clean Water’s Alayne Blickle offers tips for helping a horse dry off and cool out after winter riding.
Researchers determined that exercise causes horses’ back dimensions to change, which could negatively impact saddle fit.
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Infrared thermography (IRT) appears effective at measuring a horse’s skin temperature during water treadmill exercise.
Do you have the winter blues? Spring is on the way—we promise! Now is a great time to start planning your horse’s fitness program. Whether you’re headed to horse shows or trail rides, join us to learn how to get your horse riding ready.
Researchers are looking for ways to help aging equine athletes through so-called “satellite cells.”
Researchers believe improved training and breeding could lead to reduced wastage and more “viable” horses.
Find out what kind of physical exercise might help improve a horse with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis.
If our goal is to produce horses that are athletically talented and sufficiently resilient to withstand maximal competitive efforts, there is no substitute for a natural upbringing with full-time turnout on varied terrain.
Join two internationally acclaimed equitation science researchers to find out how this growing field of study can improve equine welfare, as well as you and your horse’s relationship.
From feeding and training to shoeing and warm-up protocols, learn how to keep your dressage horse fit to perform.
During exercise skin temperature under boots or wraps increases significantly–in a recent study sometimes more than 30%. Whether that leg temperature increase is good or bad, though, remains to be determined.
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