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Equine Gastric Ulcers

Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM August 24, 2021

Is your horse cinchy or unthrifty? Learn about EGUS, which affects an estimated 50-90% of horses.

Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome Consensus Statement

Equine Glandular Gastric Disease

Hoyt Cheramie, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS August 21, 2019

What do we actually know? Dr. Hoyt Cheramie covers anatomy, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of horses with glandular gastric ulcers.

Fescue Toxicosis Research in Horses and Cattle

Multiple Authors December 28, 2018

In this two-part presentation from the University of Kentucky, learn about “Research Into Managing Horses and Cattle on Fescue Pastures” from Dr. Jamie Mathews and “Grazing Mares on Novel Endophyte Fescue” from Dr. Karen McDowell.

Managing Severe Colic in the Field (AAEP 2011)

The Equine Gut Microbiome

Carolyn Arnold, DVM, Dipl. ACVS December 4, 2018

Carolyn Arnold, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, of Texas A&M University offers a better understanding of the gut microbiome’s role in colic and colitis.

EHV-1: A Clinician’s Perspective

Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM October 31, 2018

Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Rood & Riddle Veterinary Hospital, in Lexington, Kentucky, offers his insight about equine herpesvirus-1, including diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Can Learning Theory Lower Equine Vets' Injury Risk?

Learning Theory Terminology and ‘Fair’ Horse Handling

Camie Heleski, PhD, MS September 30, 2018

Dr. Camie Heleski describes learning theory to help horse people and vets more safely and humanely interact with horses.

Neutrophil Apoptosis in Equine Inflammatory Conditions

Stacy Anderson, DVM, MVSC, PhD, DACVS-LA July 31, 2018

Horse are especially sensitive to endotoxemia. To address the issue, Dr. Stacy Anderson of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tennessee, presents her research on neutrophil apoptosis (the death of cells that occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development) in horses.

detecting twins in horses; Infertility With No Cause? Try Hydrotubation of the Oviducts

Oviductal Problems in the Mare: Diagnosis and Management

Maria R. Schnobrich, VMD, Dipl. ACT June 29, 2018

Learn about equine oviduct anatomy and function and the role oviduct pathology on fertility from of Maria R. Schnobrich, VMD, Dipl. ACT, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital’s LeBlanc Reproduction Center.

Is the Hoof Smart? Adaptability of the Equine Foot

Debra Taylor, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM May 31, 2018

Dr. Debra Taylor describes the visual exam of a healthy hoof and how horses’ feet can change in response to external factors.

Assisted Reproductive Technologies for Horses

TheHorse.com May 1, 2018

Where do we go from here? Find out from Charlie Scoggins, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, who’s a fertility clinician at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.