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AAEP ANNUAL CONVENTION KICKS OFF IN ORLANDO
The 53rd Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners is under way this week in Orlando, Fla., continuing its long history of providing premier continuing education for equine veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and horse owners. More than 2,500 practitioners, students, and technicians attend the convention each year, making it the largest equine veterinary meeting in the world. Continue reading...
Coverage from the AAEP Convention:
Video Watch the Ryder Report every day from the AAEP Convention. The Horse News Editor Erin Ryder brings you the latest from the AAEP Convention and new products from the AAEP Convention Trade Show.
Watch for the March issue of The Horse, in which the annual AAEP Convention Wrap-Up, sponsored by Steadfast Equine, is included with the normal monthly magazine.
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FEI INITIATING THERMOGRAPHIC EXAMS TO PREVENT SHOW JUMPER ABUSE TECHNIQUE The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) recently approved new measures to ensure the legs of high-level jumping horses are not being intentionally sensitized to pain in order to provide a competitive advantage. Beginning in 2008, official veterinarians will be employing heat-sensing equipment and examining legs for evidence of this abuse.
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HOW VETERINARIANS AND HORSE OWNERS CAN COMBAT THE AFTERMATH OF STRESS
You know the drill: you load your healthy horse into a trailer and head off to a show, a race, a breeding appointment, etc., and the next thing you know, your horse is sick.
That's because stress-inducing events may reactivate the equine herpesvirus Types 1 and 4 (EHV-1 and EHV-4), which the majority of horses can carry latently in their bodies. The result can be an upper respiratory tract illness, or worse. Not to mention lost competition time, expensive veterinary visits and the possibility of infecting other horses.
Your veterinarian has the answer: ZYLEXIS. Given in a series of three injections - two before and one after the stressful event - ZYLEXIS stimulates the horse's immune system, resulting in less nasal discharge, fewer respiratory symptoms and for fewer days.1 Now that's a load off you and your horse. See your veterinarian for more information.
1 Data on file, Study Report No. Equine 1-98, Pfizer Inc.
Zylexis is a trademark of Pfizer Inc.
© 2007 Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved.
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GENOME RESEARCH HAS BROAD APPLICATIONS FOR HORSE HEALTH
Research into the equine genome is revealing the tiny source of many big problems affecting horses. Scientists received a whole new set of tools when the first version of the equine DNA sequence--the genetic code of horses, arranged into the correct position--was unveiled in February 2007. With these tools they can better understand the physiology of the horse, and they're better equipped to develop diagnostic tests and improved management methods for a myriad of equine health issues, from joint problems to airway disease. Continue reading...
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FOUR HORSES DIE AFTER FEED MIXING ERROR A horse and three ponies have died, and several other equids have been temporarily paralyzed, following the ingestion of contaminated feed in French Guiana (a department of France located on the northern edge of South America), according to the departmental director of veterinary services in Cayenne.
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ASK THE VET: PAIN IN THE NECK
Q. I am an equine sports massage therapist and have been treating a 10-year-old Icelandic gelding that has a tendency to hold his head to the right while at a walk. He doesn't do this at any other gait, and he will do it both under saddle and while being led. He has been examined several times by a veterinarian (although no X rays have been taken) who has determined no cause for this behavior. I have located several stress points on both sides of his neck and right shoulder, and he is extremely sore on the right and often tries to bite when I treat these areas. Could there be some underlying physical problem causing him to hold his head and neck to the right, which, in turn, is causing muscle tightening and soreness?
A. Click here to read the response from Ed Boldt, Jr., DVM.
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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
Results of Last Week's Poll
What are you planning to get your equine family member(s) this holiday season?
- Horse treats: 72.70% (751)
- A new blanket: 22.75% (235)
- New tack or training devices: 20.52% (212)
- New grooming supplies: 18.30% (189)
- Other: 16.94% (175)
- New stall toys: 14.81% (153)
- A new friend (another horse): 8.23% (85)
- A new trailer: 3.58% (37)
Total votes: 1,033 (Multiple selections allowed)
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DIAGNOSING LAMINITIS
This Week's Poll
The Horse wants to know--What have you seen used to diagnose and evaluate laminitis at the onset and throughout the treatment period?
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FROM THE HORSE MAGAZINE: EVA UPDATE
Over the past year there has been considerable fear in the breeding industry--especially the Quarter Horse industry--about the spread of equine viral arteritis (EVA). Although the disease has been around for a long time, confirmed outbreaks of EVA are relatively infrequent.
Understanding the significance of this virus to your particular horse operation will enable you to take preventive measures to minimize its potential impact on your herd. Although EVA is currently a reportable disease in many states, it is not reportable at the national level, making it necessary for you to take the appropriate steps to protect your horses. Continue reading...
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: SLOUGHED OFF FROGS
Our 4-year-old mare had a colt in March. The farrier said she sloughed off her frogs, but he didn't see any separation. I wondered if it's a nutritional problem from carrying and nursing the foal on pasture grass and hay only. If I introduce high. protein grain at this point, can the problem be corrected?
Visit www.AAEP.org/Horseowner and click on the "Ask the Vet" link to view questions and answers from the month of September (question #3) when Dr. Karen Davison from Purina Mills, an AAEP Educational Partner, answered horse owners' questions concerning equine nutrition.
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COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE: ADDING WEAPONS TO THE VETERINARY ARSENAL As the human population turns more to nontraditional modalities such as acupuncture and chiropractic, it's only natural for the trend to carry over into equine medicine. Ed Boldt, DVM, owner of Performance Horse Complementary Medicine Services in Fort Collins, Colo., explained to horse owners at the American Association of Equine Practitioner's Healthy Horses Workshop, held in Fort Collins, how he uses these two modalities to complement traditional Western medicine.
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE
Smokey is a 4-year-old, 15.3-hand Thoroughbred gelding. He has a lot of personality and gets along great with other geldings. Smokey is sound for any discipline and is currently getting started under tack.
Please e-mail or visit the Kentucky Equine Humane Center Web site for more information about Smokey and other horses available at the Nicholasville, Ky., facility.
Are you a registered not-for-profit organization with an adoptable horse? Send a photo, description of the horse, and your Web site URL here to have your horse listed.
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Visit AIRshod at the AAEP Annual Convention
For AIRshod, it's not just about products, but also supporting the organizations and events that help further education, including the 2007 AAEP Convention Scientific Session "How To" Lameness on Wednesday morning, Dec. 5. If you're in Orlando, be sure to stop by the AIRshod booth and say hello. AIRshod Inc. has also sponsored several other events this fall, including the Fourth Annual International Equine Conference on Laminitis, the Competitor's Lounge at Dressage at Devon and The Horse's webinar "Understanding Laminitis."
"From show jumping to racing, it is our mission to provide the foundation to improve performance, prevent injuries, and enhance rehabilitation efforts," says Mark Pound, President of AIRshod Inc. "We work extensively with the equine community, including veterinarians, farriers, owners, and trainers, to meet this goal and continuously improve our products."
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PHARMACY NOW EXCHANGING EXPIRED MEDICATIONS Wedgewood Pharmacy recently introduced the Refresh Exchange Program, which allows veterinarians to return expired custom-compounded medications for exchange at no cost. The program is a first in the compounding pharmacy profession.
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EVENT CALENDAR
Check out our revised Events Calendar; view all the upcoming events by day, week, or month. To submit a horse health event to TheHorse.com calendar, click here!
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