TheHorse.com Launches Olympic Equestrian Events Blog
The Horse Staff
June 20, 2012
TheHorse.com blogger and author, Jennifer Bryant, returns to cover the equestrian events during 2012 Olympics.
All aspects of caring for performance horses
TheHorse.com blogger and author, Jennifer Bryant, returns to cover the equestrian events during 2012 Olympics.
His owners elected euthanasia after the colt began showing laminitis signs in one of his uninjured legs.
Regulatory veterinarians implemented new protocol after an increase in the number of racing injuries in May.
The statistics-based system would notify track officials and regulatory vets if a horse is deemed at-risk.
Giant Ryan fractured both sesamoids in his left front leg during a race at Belmont Park on June 9.
Standing fracture repair avoided general anesthesia risks and allowed most study horses to return to racing.
I’ll Have Another was retired from racing June 8, the day before he had a shot at the Triple Crown t
I’ll Have Another will be declared out of the June 9 Belmont Stakes according to trainer Doug O’Neill
An equine veterinarian will be on call to provide timely health reports to the media on the equine athletes.
Managing diet can help alleviate signs of some equine genetic disorders, such as PSSM and HYPP.
Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, is the first female to deliver the Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture.
Certain feeding strategies can help your horse weather equine Cushing’s disease.
Test for the common endocrine disorders Cushing’s disease and equine metabolic syndrome and treat accordingly.
Firocoxib improved lameness scores, comfort, and mobility in most horses with osteoarthritis, a study showed.
Although injured horses need time off, they could need greater amounts of some nutrients than during training.
Two Saudi show jumping horses tested positive to for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at competitions.
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