Review Cites Strong Safety Stats for Asmussen
Frank Angst
January 19, 2015
Steve Asmussen’s horses have not suffered a single catastrophic breakdown in 721 Kentucky starts the past four seasons.
Steve Asmussen’s horses have not suffered a single catastrophic breakdown in 721 Kentucky starts the past four seasons.
Sixteen catastrophic breakdowns occurred in 2014, the lowest number since the state began tracking such statistics.
Researchers are looking for ways to help aging equine athletes through so-called “satellite cells.”
This new technique could allow veterinarians to better evaluate equine joint cartilage.
Pretreating an area with microneedles resulted in a 170% increase in the amount of lidocaine that permeated the skin.
Over the years there’s been a trend toward declining average starts for racehorses. Dr. Horohov presents possible reasons why.
Radiographs (X rays) and low-field MRI appear to be useful tools for diagnosing early-stage arthritis.
More than 56% of injuries occurred in the right forelimb, the opposite of what’s most commonly seen in Thoroughbreds.
Discover what flexing a joint can tell a veterinarian about a horse’s soundness.
What riding conditions give you pause, and how do you protect your horse from footing-related injuries?
Learn about three common sport horse injuries and how to prevent and manage them.
Researchers found pre-existing abnormalities in all horses with lumbar vertebral fractures that underwent a necropsy.
From feeding and training to shoeing and warm-up protocols, learn how to keep your dressage horse fit to perform.
Find out how dynamic mobilization, core strengthening, and balancing exercises can help stabilize the horse’s spine and the fore- and hind limbs’ attachment to the body.
Shock wave is a noninvasive, nonsurgical therapy for orthopedic conditions. Learn how it can help your horse.
Dr. Bryant Craig shares steps to prevent arthritis in the athletic horse. This podcast is from the Equine Life Stages: Adult Horses Q&A audio event.
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