The prevention and treatment of lameness were among the many subjects discussed at the 2006 AAEP Convention. Experts addressed topics such as oral joint supplements, nutraceuticals, shock wave effects, intrasynovial anesthesia (joint blocks), lameness evaluation under saddle, osteoporosis risk, imaging diagnostics, the pros and cons of shoeing, and joint disease.
A panel of three veterinarians addressed the topic of stifle treatment at the Western Performance Horse Forum.
A windblown plastic sheet is being blamed for the death of a horse in Helena, Mont., the Helena Independent Record reported.
The sheet
A man was sound asleep in bed, his wife in the bathroom, when a horse came crashing through their home in Zachary, La. The 1,500-pound horse made tornado-like circles inside and left behind a huge mess.
The house is in Audubon Court, a
Careful inspection of a horse’s muscle mass and symmetry and hands-on palpation educates the examiner about the horse’s muscle tone and comfort level. The examiner also evaluates the horse in motion and conducts a full lameness exam.
Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) set time guidelines for the use of transfixation pin casts for horses with comminuted phalangeal fractures. They found that horses with fractures maintained in this type of cast for 40-80 days had increa
On the morning of Jan. 29, Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, head of surgery at The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, made the somber announcement most everyone had been prepared to hear more than
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanatized Monday (Jan. 29) after complications from his injury at the Preakness last May.
“We just reached a point where it was going to be difficult for him to go on without pain,
The locking compression plate, the first significant advance in equine implant devices for fracture repair in ten years, is now a regular part of the armamentarium at Rood & Riddle, a full-service equine hospital in Lexington, Ky.
“We
As previously planned, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was placed under general anesthesia this morning (Jan. 13), so surgeons could fully examine his left hind foot. “While his condition was unchanged over the last two days, we were unable t
Previous studies have shown that bones develop to suit the purpose routinely required of them; therefore, would young horses in regular work from the time they are foals have stronger musculoskeletal tissues then those left to mature in pasture?
Is Banamine safer for pregnant mares than Bute?
About a year and a half ago, my horse was diagnosed with EPM, which he was treated for. Now he’s having hock issues.
A horse was killed and its rider was seriously injured in an accident on a movie set west of Santa Fe, N.M.
A spokesman for the American Humane Association says producers were shooting a scene Monday in which riders came toward a
South Africa’s Independent Online reports that Christopher Puller has been suspended from riding for two months becaus
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro had another good week, and continues to please veterinarians with his progress. “He is doing very, very well,” said Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery. “His appetite and vital signs continue to be
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