All aspects of caring for performance horses
Dr. Kevin Haussler of Colorado State University describes the skeletal and soft tissues structures of the equine neck and back and what can go wrong with them.
Both cold and heat therapy can help improve injury healing, but they can be difficult to apply to horses. So, researchers recently tested a pneumatic sleeve designed specifically for administering contrast therapy to horses’ lower limbs. Here’s what they found.
Recommendations include avoiding using bisphosphonates in manners inconsistent with indications of use on the label and discontinuing bisphosphonates use in any horses in training regardless of age, having every jurisdiction employ a full-time equine medical director, and more.
Why does a horse’s hooves grow faster than his stablemates’ that are on the same diet and exercise schedule? A veterinarian who’s also a farrier shares his thoughts.
Health conditions, management changes, and palate preferences can affect a horse’s appetite.
Dr. Angela Pelzel-McCluskey explains why certain populations, such as racing Quarter Horses, might have a higher risk for contracting equine infectious anemia.
Researchers identified upper respiratory tract disorders, many of which aren’t common in other horse types, in 92% of the competition draft horses they examined.
Research topics include racehorse injury prevention, stem cells, placentitis treatment, immune responses to EHV-1, and more.
An analysis of data from the Equine Injury Database revealed an overall fatal injury of 1.68 per 1,000 starts in Thoroughbred racing,
While there was no significant difference in outcome between patients treated conservatively compared to surgically, the overall prognosis for long pastern bone damage in sport horses remains guarded, researchers said.
Dr. Angela Pelzel-McCluskey gives an overview of how horses are tested for equine infectious anemia.
Equine nutritionists share details about how your horse’s feed is made and what quality controls are in place to ensure he’s consuming a safe product.
These feeds are designed to boost horses’ calorie intake and meet additional nutrient needs that increase with work.
Bisphosphonates are FDA-approved for controlling clinical signs associated with navicular syndrome in horses ages 4 and older. Some veterinarians use them off-label to treat other equine bone issues. But could this off-label use be detrimental? One equine veterinarian recently gave a rundown on what research says.
Aside from footing, a number of factors could be contributing to catastrophic injuries. What would it take to definitively pinpoint a cause? Dr. Peta Lee Hitchens, who has an interest in the epidemiology of racehorse breakdowns, explains.
Riding before your horse gets fed could put him at risk for gastric ulcers. Find out why.
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