Germans Clinch Double Gold in Olympic Eventing
Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
July 31, 2012
Team Germany claimed both the team and individual gold medals in London today.
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Team Germany claimed both the team and individual gold medals in London today.
Three horse health and welfare studies will be carried out during this year’s Tevis Cup endurance ride.
Germany’s Ingrid Klimke and Sweden’s Sara Algotsson Ostholt are tied for the individual lead.
The Olympic equine athletes have a state-of-the-art veterinary clinic ready to help keep them healthy.
Japan’s Yoshiaki Oiwa leads the individual eventing competition while Germany leads the team standings.
German riders filled the top two places in the individual rankings; Australia leads the team standings.
Discussion topics included public veterinary records, commission authority over veterinarians, and Salix.
Understanding equine acute rhabdomyolysis can help ensure affected horses receive appropriate veterinary care.
The new rule states horses receiving ESWT will be ineligible to train or race for 10 days following treatment.
The first horses have arrived at Greenwich Park, setting for the Olympic equestrian events at London 2012.
The two-day event will bring together a cross-section of the breeding, racing, and veterinary communities.
This year’s equestrian events begin July 27 and continue through Aug. 9.
Athletic horses exposed to airborne particles could experience enough mucus buildup to limit performance.
A small lesion in the middle of the suspensory ligament in his left front leg was detected last week.
Elite endurance horses had fewer cardiac abnormalities and different cardiac dimensions than non-elite horses.
Study finds that modified version of laryngoplasty surgery is effective in treating roaring in horses.
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