Influences on Equine Fracture Healing
Alexandra Beckstett
November 19, 2012
Bone fractures in horses, whether catastrophic or microscopic, heal through a complex sequence of events.
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Bone fractures in horses, whether catastrophic or microscopic, heal through a complex sequence of events.
Genetics researcher Emmeline Hill, PhD, has been named the Irish Tatler 2012 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year.
There were few performance differences between foals born to healthy mares and those treated for placentitis.
British trainer Victor Dartnall is dealing with an outbreak of neurologic EHV-1 at his yard in North Devon.
The six medications were identified by the AAEP as having therapeutic purposes.
Equine nutrition, hydration, exercise, blanketing, and respiratory health can be concerns as temperatures dip.
Salix administration mistakes have led to at least two horses being scratched from races this month.
King-Dye suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2010 when a horse she was riding tripped and fell.
The goal for sport horses, from prepurchase exams through their careers, is to extend the time to retirement.
The task force will immediately begin its inquiry into events that occurred in the 2012 racing season.
Steve Haskin provides an update on Paynter’s recovery at Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center.
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The NTRA’s “Horse PAC,” a bipartisan fund, spent $416,500 in the most recent election cycle.
A World Horse Welfare representative spoke on the topic at the 2012 FEI General Assembly, held Thursday.
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Researchers found that clinical signs of cannon bone fractures in sport horses and racehorses were similar.
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