WCVM to Host Horse Health Education Day for Young Riders
Edited Press Release
December 14, 2011
Pony Club and 4-H members will learn about horse health care, equine veterinary medicine, and horse husbandry.
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Pony Club and 4-H members will learn about horse health care, equine veterinary medicine, and horse husbandry.
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Topics discussed included soft tissue injuries, post-operative and posttrauma care, and neck and back pain.
Inspectors determined that a horse in the trainer’s care was bilaterally sore and wearing a nerve cord.
Topics discussed included racetrack testing requirements, current testing options, and recent reerach results.
Sue Dyson, MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, FRCVS, and Chris Gregory, CJF, FWCF, will present at the lecture in January.
Farriers can help devise a hoof care plan to helps a performance horse return to work as soon as possible.
The Equitarian Initiative educates veterinarians interested in helpding working equids worldwide.
Veterinarians use the principles of evidence-based medicine when they diagnose patients.
Researchers developed a “brain and immunity chip” to characterize molecular changes in the equine brain.
The pair was recognized for their commitment to serving equine veterinary needs at Mylestone Equine Rescue.
Research is needed to determine if the toe crena could be used as a prognostic indicator for laminitic horses.
Population control strategies, adoption screening procedures, and wild horse public image were discussed.
Tanja Molby, DVM, received the Legend of the Year award for helping to create the Michigan Equine Foundation.
Attendees discussed hoof lameness, club feet, track surface’s effect on lameness, back and neck pain, and EPM.
One researcher says accupuncture’s pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effects can help laminitic horses.
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