Recent News for Diagnosing Lameness
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Monitoring Fetal Heart Rate in Horses
December 01, 2010
Is it possible to hear a fetal horse's heart rate with a high-quality stethoscope? If so, at about what stage ... Read More
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Horse Reproduction Trends And Tools
December 01, 2010
Whether reproduction occurs through natural breeding or artificial insemination, techniques and tools exist to help mare and stallion owners achieve their final goal: a complication-free conception, a problem-free pregnancy, and a healthy foal.... Read More
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10 Steps for Successful Artificial Insemination for Horses
December 01, 2010
Artificial insemination (AI) is today's breeding standard for many types of horses. To find out how to make our readers' artificial insemination programs more successful, The Horse went to two recognized experts in equine artificial insemination... 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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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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Laminitis Diagnosis and Treatment: Free Webinar Sept. 21
September 17, 2010
Laminitis: The very word strikes fear into the hearts of most horse people, particularly those who followed the ups and downs of such publicized cases as Barbaro's. The disease is clearly an emergency, but it's one that can often be overcome or minim... Read More
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Waiting for the Veterinarian
September 01, 2010
Unless a horse develops an injury or other condition with a veterinarian present, the chances of its receiving immediate veterinary care are slim. That's why it's important an owner knows how to help his or her injured horse until the veterinarian... Read More
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Recurrent Colic Diagnosis for Horses
September 01, 2010
Recurrent colic is typically defined as three or more episodes of transient or prolonged colic occurring over a period of months or upwards of a year. Although a practitioner cannot always determine a definitive etiology without exploratory surgery... Read More
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Smaller Endoscopes Lead to Less Invasive Navicular Treatment
August 15, 2010
A novel twist to an existing surgical procedure creates new opportunities for healing navicular horses. ... Read More
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TheHorse.com Presents Ask the Vet LIVE Q&A: Common Hoof Problems
August 14, 2010
Thrush, underrun heels, hoof cracks, and laminitis, oh my! Today's horses can face many common hoof problems, whether the animals are pasture pets or high-level competition horses. Join us on Monday, Aug. 16, for a live chat event on hoof problems.... Read More
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Laminitis Lowdown
August 01, 2010
The laminitis mystery is far from solved, but researchers continue to discover new clues about its causes, treatment, and prevention. Laminitis, an often devastating hoof disease that can strike horses of any breed without warning, is a major issue... Read More
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White Line Disease in Horses
August 01, 2010
Despite its name, white line disease does not actually affect the true "white line" of the hoof. White line disease occurs when bacterial or fungal infections creep into the inner nonpigmented space within the inner hoof wall's stratum medium layer.... Read More
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Horse Foot Bruises
August 01, 2010
Learn how to treat and prevent common stone bruises in your horse's hooves.... Read More
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KAEP: Radiograph Reports Not Marketing Tools
June 11, 2010
When shopping for horses at a sale, buyers sometimes ask consignors about the information contained in radiograph reports on the animals instead of hiring a veterinarian to look at the reports in the sale's repository. But according to the Kentucky ... Read More
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Neurologic Disease in Horses: Taming the Beast
June 01, 2010
To take the dizzy factor out of understanding neurologic disease in horses, I.G. Joe Mayhew BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ECVN, head of Equine Massey and professor of equine studies at New Zealand's Massey University, has dedicated much of his... Read More
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Taming the Beast: A Review of Equine Neurologic Disease
June 01, 2010
To take the dizzy factor out of understanding neurologic disease in horses, I.G. Joe Mayhew, BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ECVN, has dedicated much of his career to helping practitioners and owners understand equine neurology.... Read More
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Lameness: Getting to the Bottom of It
April 01, 2010
Pinpointing lameness in horses is crucial before proper treatment can be prescribed. There are several approaches to lameness examinations and diagnostic methods, which will be partly determined by the age of the horse and what it does for living.... Read More
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Vets Assess Back Pain, Vertebral Lesions in Trotting Horses
March 29, 2010
In a retrospective study of 118 French Trotters, a team of veterinarians found that horses with back pain had more severe and localized lesions identifiable on X ray than horses with no evidence of back pain, but even pain-free horses had lesio... Read More
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Equine Foot Lameness Discussed by AAEP Veterinarians
March 05, 2010
Foot lameness in horses was the topic of two separate Table Topics during the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention in Las Vegas, Nev., in early December. About 100 veterinarians attended each session. A... Read More
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Indistinct Gait Deficits: Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Causes
March 01, 2010
Strategies to identify specific problems in a horse with indistinct or unusual gait deficits, particularly if... Read More
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Broken Coffin Bones Common in Warmblood Foals
February 17, 2010
A recent study of coffin bone (distal phalanx) fractures in foals found they were far from rare. In fact, all 20 of the Warmblood foals in the study (all foals on a particular farm in one season) had fractures at some point in their first year ... Read More
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Radiographic Abnormalities in Young Quarter Horses Common, AAEP 2009
January 29, 2010
A high prevalence of radiographic abnormalities exist in the joints of yearling and 2-year-old Quarter Horses.... Read More
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Lameness Problems in Gaited Horses, AAEP 2009
January 14, 2010
About 75 veterinarians gathered to discuss common lameness problems faced by gaited horses during the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention. Foot lameness was the first topic of discussion, especially th... Read More
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Lameness Exams: Vets Seek Reliable Approach
December 20, 2009
After identifying a lack of reliability and repeatability in experienced veterinarians' evaluation of lameness, a group of vets have challenged the industry to search for and develop "a more objective and reliable method of lameness evaluation for us... Read More
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Colorado State Vet Teaching Hospital Unveils New PET/CT Scanner
November 08, 2009
A ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 2 marked the unveiling of a new PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) scanner at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital that is the first of its kind in any hospital in... Read More
