Category: TheHorse

The ‘Creaky’ Performance Horse

Years of training and many miles in the show ring mean these horses need a little extra TLC to stay sound. Depending on the horse and the discipline, that might mean more time warming up or periodic joint injections when he starts to have a hitch in his giddyup.

Mare and Foal Nutrition Study Creates New Areas of Interest

Morgan Pyles, a PhD student in the department of animal and food sciences at the University of Kentucky (UK), became interested in mare and foal nutrition by accident.

Screen for Stifle Osteochondrosis With Ultrasonography

Did you know that tiny pieces of bone and cartilage, some smaller than the size of a coin, can turn a racehorse or a sport horse from a serious contender to an injured athlete with a lengthy recovery time?

Researchers Develop Saliva-Based Equine Tapeworm Test

The level of resistance in tapeworms to current anthelmintics is unknown. “Although resistance has yet to be documented for tapeworms, the risk is significantly increased with continued ‘blanket’ use of anti-tapeworm anthelmintics,” said Austin.

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 …

Getting to the Bottom of Equine Lyme Neuroborreliosis

In an attempt to better understand how to diagnose the condition, Laura Johnstone, BVSc, MVSc, of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine at New Bolton Center, lead a team of researchers to review the clinical signs and pathologic findings from horses diagnosed at necropsy with NB.