Recent News for Conformation Problems
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Researcher: Realistic Expectations Key to Managing Osteoarthritis
January 18, 2011
Osteoarthritis (OA) is an incurable joint condition that affects horses of all ages and is thought to have a hand in up to 60% of all lameness cases. According to Janny C. de Grauw, DVM, PhD, from the Department of Equine Sciences at Utrecht ... Read More
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Equine Scapular Fractures: Incidence in Racehorses (AAEP 2010)
January 17, 2011
About 2% and 6% of all racetrack fatalities in Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses, respectively, are the result of scapular fractures, according to Stuart A. Vallance, BVSc (Hons), who, with Susan Stover, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, and a research team at ... Read More
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Researchers Examine Spinal Manipulation vs. Mobilization (AAEP 2010)
January 13, 2011
Equine back pain can often cause a horse to move with a stiff trunk, asymmetrical spinal motion, and lameness. Horse owners often turn to chiropractic care as a technique to improve their horses' performance and comfort. At the 2010 American ... Read More
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Bone Chips: Prevalence and Effect on Racing Career (AAEP 2010)
January 11, 2011
In the first study of its kind performed on 2-year-old Thoroughbred racehorses, Daniel T. Meagher, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, of Valley Equine Associates, in Ranson, W.Va., set out to determine the prevalence of radiographic lesions and their effect on ... Read More
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Bone Chips in the Knee and Racing Potential (AAEP 2010)
January 10, 2011
Before purchasing a yearling it's important to review his health records to ensure he is healthy and sound enough for a successful racing career. Jennifer L. Higgins, DVM, gave potential buyers insight into specific lesions that could ... Read More
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Equine Racing Fatalities: Does Track Surface Matter? (AAEP 2010)
December 30, 2010
The horse racing industry is continuously working to make the sport safer for all parties involved, and in 2008, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) mandated the use of synthetic track in an attempt to reduce the number of catastrophic injuries ... Read More
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Ask the Vet LIVE: Feeding Foals and Young Horses Recording Now Available
December 27, 2010
TheHorse.com's Ask the Vet LIVE on Feeding Foals and Young Horses, held on Dec. 15, is now available for listening on demand. Questions about developmental orthopedic disease in horses, grains, forages, supplements, breed differences, and more... Read More
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Tying-Up in Thoroughbreds: Narrowing the Genetic Search
December 24, 2010
Researchers suspect tying-up in horses is a heritable condition; however, they have yet to determine the gene--or genes--responsible. But a team of Japanese researchers recently moved the investigation forward with a groundbreaking study of affected ... Read More
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Surgical Methods for Angular Limb Deformities Assessed (AAEP 2010)
December 23, 2010
Angular limb deformities (ALDs) of the carpus (knee) are a common problem in foals and yearlings, and researchers have narrowed the surgical treatment options down to the two that present the best results. Eric R. Carlson, DVM, an equine surgery ... Read More
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Large and Small Animal Veterinarians Work Together to Save Foal
December 20, 2010
When a Quarter Horse colt born with a severely deformed right hind limb arrived at the University of Florida's Large Animal Hospital last May, equine veterinarians recognized that traditional methods used for straightening abnormal legs in foals... Read More
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Ringbone in Horses
November 01, 2010
Thanks to advancements in treatment, ringbone is no longer Âautomatically career-ending.... Read More
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Horse Conformation Conundrums
October 01, 2010
A horse needs to be put together properly, but does he need to be put together perfectly?... Read More
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Stringhalt in Horses
October 01, 2010
Stringhalt seems to make horses yank their legs up and halt them there momentarily before taking their next step. This is the outward sign of neurologic disease, sometimes caused by toxicity, sometimes of unknown origin.... Read More
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Saddle Tree Types and Pressure Distribution
September 08, 2010
Modern saddles provide new options for tree type, with the goal of sparing a horse pain from localized saddle pressure. But new Swiss research suggests that, at least when a horse trots, tree type makes little difference in pressure distribution alon... Read More
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Coronary Band Injuries in Horses
September 01, 2010
Horses are likely to sustain coronary band and hoof wall injuries at one time or another. These injuries can carry long-term performance and soundness consequences.... Read More
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The Disease of Obesity in Horses
September 01, 2010
Obesity can cause reproduction problems, bone and joint stress, insulin resistance, laminitis, and more.... Read More
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Once-Paralyzed Foal Now Walking Freely
August 03, 2010
Vitelle, the once-paralyzed filly, is finally walking, trotting, and cantering without a walker at the farm in Belgium she left more than a year ago. In June 2009, at 3 weeks old, the Boulonnais Draft horse foal developed sudden paralysis and urinary... Read More
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Facts and Fallacies of Lyme Disease in Horses
August 01, 2010
Lyme disease (borreliosis) is caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi that is spread to some mammals via the bite of specific hard-bodied ticks. Here we'll review the key advances that have been made over the past 10 years and... Read More
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Managing Joint Disease Webinar: Now Available On Demand
June 10, 2010
What's the best way to treat joint disease in sport horses? What does the research tell us? Find out in TheHorse.com's recent Webinar on managing joint disease in sport horses, presented by one of the world's foremost researchers on the topic.... Read More
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Posture of Rider and Rider Linked, Study Shows
June 10, 2010
By comparing certain riding positions of amateur equestrians and the neck positions of their mounts to the kind of back pain those horses experienced while in the stall, the researchers concluded that how you ride makes a big difference in equine... Read More
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Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells Aid Bone Healing
April 25, 2010
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMDMSCs) can be genetically modified in culture and subsequently used in live horses to enhance healing of bone defects, according to Colorado State University (CSU) researchers. "BMDM... Read More
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Joint Injury and Arthritis in Horses: Searching for Solutions
April 01, 2010
Researchers have developed diagnostic, preventive, and treatment options for equine musculoskeletal problems.... Read More
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Fracture Types and Treatments
April 01, 2010
Of all the emergencies requiring veterinary intervention, a fracture requires some of the most intensive medical attention--from first aid, to repair, and, finally, to rehabilitation and recovery. ... Read More
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Horse Stretching Benefits, Approaches Detailed
March 31, 2010
Horses are athletes, too, and according to research, they need that stretching as much as humans do.... Read More
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Equine Carpal Spavin Treatment
February 08, 2010
Carpal spavin is a degenerative form of osteoarthritis located at the junction of the medial splint bone (the inside part) and the second carpal (knee) joint. Not only does this result in crippling lameness, but quality of life issues often lea... Read More
