What Is Normal in Today’s Sport Horse?
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
November 9, 2022
A veterinarian describes three real-life examples of horses with physical abnormalities competing successfully.
A veterinarian describes three real-life examples of horses with physical abnormalities competing successfully.
A veterinarian explains the risk factors and recovery process for superficial digital flexor tendon injuries.
A young Quarter Horse reiner undergoes treatment for a left-hind proximal suspensory ligament injury.
Bonny Henderson, DVM, CERP, describes how extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) works to treat and even prevent injuries.
Body and leg wounds treated promptly with MSCs originating in the mouth heal better than untreated wounds.
Autologous protein solution, an orthobiologic therapy, might help veterinarians treat hard-to-heal tendon injuries.
Training horses in the spring and summer can present some challenges. Learn how your horse’s body adapts to exercise training, how he acclimates to spring and summer weather conditions, and what you can do to help him perform at his best.
Indications for their use and how veterinarians choose between the two therapies.
Read about three real-life examples of equine athletes that made full recoveries from their injuries, including their diagnostic challenges, rehab modalities, and recovery details.
Get an update on the use of stem cells in horses and research leading us into the future.
The body delivers blood to help tendons heal. Power Doppler can identify when blood is present in horses’ injuries that veterinarians might otherwise believe to have recovered.
Standing surgeries on sedated horses can provide good, if not better, results than equivalent surgeries on fully anesthetized horses, without the added costs and complications.
Seven measurement tools and methods veterinarians can implement into equine rehabilitation programs to track progress.
Digital flexor tendon sheath pathology can be difficult to diagnose and treat successfully. Here’s a look at Dr. Florent David’s approach, which he presented at the 2019 NEAEP Symposium.
A veterinarian describes conventional and alternative therapies for helping tendons and ligaments heal.
Researchers recently found that, despite what can be an arduous first year of transition, healthwise, owners are overwhelmingly very satisfied with their horses and most said they’d buy an OTTB again.
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