Recent News for Vet and Professional
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Hearing Heartbeats
October 01, 2000
To assist veterinarians in discerning normal from abnormal heart sounds, an interactive equine medical CD was created with recordings of 13 equine heart sounds and associated ultrasound images. The recordings include murmurs, atrial fibrillation... Read More
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Pin Firing
October 01, 2000
I am about to purchase a gelding who is off the track. I notice he has lines of scars on his cannons that the owner says are from "pin firing." What is pin firing, what is its purpose, and how often is it performed? Is there any long-term... Read More
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Hoof Supplements: Feeding The Feet
September 01, 2000
Fed in the recommended amounts, the vast majority of hoof supplements will do no harm to your horse, but beware of feeding higher levels than suggested on the label, or doubling up with multiple supplements.... Read More
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Rescuers Honored
September 01, 2000
Winners have been announced in the first annual Rio Vista Fund contest to recognize outstanding equine and canine rescue agencies. Victoria Goss and Last Chance Corral of Athens, Ohio, won the Agency award for their work saving 200... Read More
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MSM Studies
September 01, 2000
A new study is being performed to evaluate the effectiveness of MSM in reducing pain and inflammation in Standardbred racehorses. The study is sponsored by Carolwood Corporation (maker of an MSM product) and conducted by Ronald Reigel, DVM.... Read More
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Tendon Injuries: Treatments and Prevention
September 01, 2000
Tendon injuries quickly can end a performance horse's career. There are no definitive statistics concerning how many horses in the world suffer from tendon injuries of some sort, but the number is considerable. The most common injury is the one... Read More
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Health Scheduling
August 01, 2000
For first-time horse owners, getting a new horse can border on the overwhelming. You have to find a suitable boarding barn or create adequate stabling on your own property andbuy tack, grooming equipment, cooling sheets and/or blankets. Yo... Read More
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Equine Physical Therapy
July 01, 2000
How does Physical Therapy relate to horses and to veterinary medicine? According to Haussler, the veterinary community can learn a lot from physical therapists about taking a proactive approach to equine rehab.... Read More
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Bar Shoes
July 01, 2000
Once regarded as pretty radical, bar shoes now are experiencing something of a renaissance. In particular, egg bar shoes are being fitted to more feet now more than ever before-even those belonging to horses in high-intensity athletic careers,... Read More
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Long in the Tooth
July 01, 2000
Old age treats some horses better than others. Many continue to lead happy, healthy lives well into their 30s--a little slower, maybe, with some loss of muscle tone or a bit of a swayback, but otherwise in good flesh and good spirits until... Read More
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Heads Up! Loose Horse!
July 01, 2000
Here we go again! California is trying to pass legislation that on the surface "appears" to be a good thing, but, in reality, will cause harm to our horses. It got through the Assembly without anyone in the horse industry knowing much about what... Read More
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Alternative Therapies: Quality or Quackery?
June 01, 2000
In spite of (or perhaps because of) the ongoing debate about the merits of chiropractic, acupuncture, and other "alternative" treatments, these and other modalities are exploding in popularity. First embraced by human medicine, methods ranging from... Read More
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Selecting an Alternative Practitioner
June 01, 2000
Let's say you decide to give an alternative therapy a try. How do you find a competent practitioner? We know which ones you'd rather have work on your horse, so we'll give you some tips for finding the qualified people and avoiding... Read More
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Use and Abuse of Natural Products
June 01, 2000
Editor's Note: There are veterinary professionals who have welcomed alternative, holistic, and complementary therapies and modalities with open arms, adding these tools and treatments to their arsenal of care for equine patients. And there ar... Read More
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New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association Announces Second Annual Scoping
June 01, 2000
The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Racing Association (NYTHA) is teaming up with Merial, a leading animal healthcare company, to bring free endoscopic ulcer screening to horses at Belmont Park. After a very successful program at Churchill Down... Read More
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Equine Orthopaedic Research Center To Be Built At CSU
June 01, 2000
Building plans for the construction of the world's first Equine Orthopaedic Research Center are underway and work on the 12,000 square-foot building is scheduled to begin no later than January 1, 2001 at Colorado State University. A gif... Read More
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Will My Horse Survive Colic Surgery?
May 01, 2000
For the record: I've endured the agony of seeing a beloved horse go through not one, but two surgeries -- the first a colic surgery, the second to treat postoperative complications -- and it was hell. If you've been there, you know what I'm... Read More
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Feeding Older Horses: Cuisine For The Golden Years
May 01, 2000
Horses which have been correctly fed all their lives are far more likely to live to a ripe old age than those which have been starved or those which have struggled with obesity and its frequent partner, laminitis.... Read More
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The Olympic Vet
April 01, 2000
Behind every great Olympic equestrian three-day event team of riders and horses is a ground crew that makes everything go as planned. The fine-tuning of each equine competitor's health specifically for the Sydney challenge began long before the... Read More
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Hoof Abscesses
April 01, 2000
A hoof abscess is one of the most common causes of lameness in horses. It occurs swiftly and usually needlessly--a nail or sharp piece of wire or metal is left lying about, an unlucky horse steps on the object, penetration occurs, and is followe... Read More
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Off-Label Drug Use for Horses
April 01, 2000
Off-label drug use, which technically was illegal until recently, might be one of the most beneficial things we as veterinarians do in the treatment of disease in animals. The technically illegal part was a result of the way a drug was licensed... Read More
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Does Your Horse Need a Dentist?
March 01, 2000
True story: A woman bought a warmblood gelding and enjoyed a relatively low-maintenance first year of ownership, during which time she dutifully paid for routine veterinary, hoof, and dental care. She and her... Read More
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Coffin Bone Fractures
March 01, 2000
My horse has been diagnosed with a fractured coffin bone. What could have caused it, and what is the prognosis? Fractures of the coffin bone or distal phalanx usually occur in the horse following some type of trauma, often from... Read More
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Shed Ready? Breeding Soundness Exam
March 01, 2000
Reproduction, from Nature’s viewpoint, is a pretty straightforward procedure that begins with breeding and ends with parturition. From the horse owner’s viewpoint, it isn’t all that simple or easy. Many things can happen between those two points... Read More
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Dealing With Sand Colic
February 01, 2000
The lulling sound of waves slowly rolling in and out. A nice, sandy beach. Great scenarios vacation-wise, but a crisis in the making when applied to your horse's gut sounds and abdominal radiographic post cards. Diagnosis: Sand colic. ... Read More
