Ninth horse dies at Santa Anita
Santa Anita had its ninth death of the racing and training season when Chosen Vessel became the fourth fatality on the track’s turf course Saturday due to a fractured left… Read more »
Category: Trainers Corner
Outbreak of EI in show horses has officials on alert
On the heels of an equine influenza outbreak that shut down racing in Great Britain for eight days earlier this month, a handful of show horses have come down with the same virus in Ohio and Indiana.
Ultrasound-based scoring system predicts horses’ recovery from tendon injury
A new technique that uses ultrasound findings to predict a racehorse’s likelihood of returning to racing after a tendon injury has been described by researchers. The study team say the… Read more »
Equine Intra-Articular Osteoarthritis Treatment Options
Epidemiologic data collected from more than 100,000 horses revealed that articular lesions are the most frequent reason owners seek veterinary care for
How MRI Helps Manage Hock, Suspensory Ligament Injuries
These tools allow the practitioner to see under your horse’s skin to help diagnose injuries, select appropriate treatments, monitor healing progress, and determine prognosis
Tips for Returning Horses to Work After Soft-Tissue Injury
This process generally comprises 25% treatment and 75% rehabilitation
Soft Tissue Injuries of the Western Performance Horse’s Foot
Vern Dryden, DVM, CJF, of Bur Oak Veterinary and Podiatry Services, in Lexington, Kentucky, and Brian Beasley, DVM, CJF, from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, in Athens, led the conversation.
Can Subchondral Bone Thickness Predict Catastrophic Injury?
British researchers have determined that MRI images of bone thickness could provide critical information about fracture risk in the lateral condyle of the third metacarpal bone …
What We’re Learning About Senior Horses
You’re likely eager for fresh information on how to care for your equids over 20, hoping they will live as long as possible but with a good quality of life.
A Review and Update on Tendon and Ligament Injuries
In this article we’ll discuss three common types of tendon and ligament injuries and how veterinarians treat them
The Frustrations of White Line Disease
The term white line disease is actually a misnomer; the white line (the soft, fibrous inner layer of the hoof wall) itself is not affected. Rather, the infection takes hold in the area just in front of the epidermal laminae (the sensitive tissues that attach to the hoof wall and help suspend the coffin bone within the hoof capsule).
Forage: Evaluating Quality and Balancing Rations
Water is always the most important ingredient in a horse’s ration.
The Importance of Limb Conformation
Conformation standards provide the closest thing to such a blueprint; conventional wisdom holds that conformation faults—deviations from the ideal proportions of the horse’s limbs and body and relationship of these parts to one another—can increase risk of injury and decrease performance ability.
Colic Surgery: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Many of today’s young riders will likely grow up with the notion that colic surgery is just another procedure their horses might undergo if the need arises.
Veterinarians: Manage Feet for Function
Because 90% of front-end lameness in horses occurs in the foot, hoof-related issues continue to be a hot topic in veterinary medicine