Understanding and Preventing Catastrophic Injuries
LEXINGTON, Ky. – TheHorse.com presents a special report on catastrophic injury research, now available online at TheHorse.com . Respected members of the equine industry including Dr. Larry Bramlage and Dr. Wayne McIlwraith provide an in-depth exploration of catastrophic injuries in the Thoroughbred racehorse, focusing on what veterinarians know about catastrophic injuries based on the available scientific data, and highlighting what work is still to be done.
The report is sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health and is also available in the July issue of/ The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care/, now available on newsstands.
Following the euthanasia of the filly Eight Belles, who suffered catastrophic injuries to both front legs a quarter-mile after finishing second in this year’s Kentucky Derby, members of every sector of the Thoroughbred industry have banded together to proactively address safety and welfare issues.
The Horse magazine is all about the physical animal and how we can better care for and manage that animal,” said Kimberly S. Brown, Publisher/Editor of The Horse. “We saw the need to collate information on catastrophic injuries and delve into what we know, and what we don’t know, about protecting our competition horses, whether they be Thoroughbreds or any other breed or discipline.”
Some of the areas covered in the report include:
• What are catastrophic injuries?
• How often do Thoroughbred racehorses suffer catastrophic injuries?
• Why do catastrophic equine athletic injuries happen?
• Gender, age, and drug issues.
• Bone pathology, conditioning, and microfractures.
• Breeding dilemmas: speed vs. soundness.
• The role of track surfaces.
• What is the industry doing?
• Who is responsible for racehorse safety?
Dr. Stacey Oke, a Canadian medical writer, scientific researcher, and licensed veterinarian, authored the report. Oke’s primary fields of interest are nutrition and dietary health supplements, osteoarthritis, and inflammation. She writes for various magazines and peer-reviewed veterinary and medical journals, and is involved in continuing education for veterinarians and physicians.
Subscribers to The Horse will automatically receive the July issue. Non-subscribers may purchase a copy of this issue for $4.95 by contacting Blood-Horse Publications’ customer service at 800-582-5604, or e-mailing Subscribe@TheHorse.com,
About TheHorse.com:
TheHorse.com is home to more than 12,000 articles on specific horse problems, as well as educational materials about preventive care and the management of horses and their environments. This information is provided in a variety of ways, including daily news, an RSS news feed, in-depth features, weekly electronic newsletters on health and welfare, the latest information for horse owners from veterinary seminars around the world, pertinent images, graphics, downloadable PDF documents, Webinars, audio, and video. To receive the latest news and important information from TheHorse.com via RSS feed, visit: TheHorse.com/RSS
TheHorse.com and The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care are published by Blood-Horse Publications, a multimedia publishing company that traces its roots to 1916. Its flagship publication, /The Blood-Horse/, is the leading weekly Thoroughbred racing and breeding news and information magazine. Blood-Horse Publications also publishes Keeneland magazine in addition to informative supplements and equine-related books and videos under the Eclipse Press banner.
To view/download media kit information, visit TheHorse.com/MediaKit .
For more information contact:
Robert Bolson <mailto:rbolson@bloodhorse.com>
Director of Corporate Marketing
(859) 276-6809
rbolson@bloodhorse.com <mailto:rbolson@bloodhorse.com>
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