Recent News for Conformation and Problems
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Paralyzed Foal Recovering after Surgery, Therapy
August 25, 2009
A once-paralyzed foal is now up and running about with the help of an equine "walker" following a groundbreaking surgery to remove a cyst from the spinal cord, according to the treating veterinarians in Belgium. The Boulonnais draft horse... Read More
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Saddle Pad Research Shows Variable Changes in Rider Pressure
August 12, 2009
Saddle pads might help reduce painful pressure on a horse's back caused by ill-fitting saddles, but the ideal pad will vary from horse to horse and from saddle to saddle, according to a new study by Austrian researchers. Optimum pressure... Read More
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Horses' Sleep 'Stay Apparatus' Can Cause Limb to Lock
August 11, 2009
It might be nice to doze off while waiting in the checkout line at the grocery store, but unlike horses, humans cannot sleep standing up. Having evolved to flee in an instant, horses are equipped with a "stay apparatus" that allows them to remai... Read More
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Equine Leg Wounds: Should You Bandage?
August 05, 2009
Managing wounds on the lower limbs of horses can be expensive, frustrating, and wrought with complications. ... Read More
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Preventing Developmental Orthopedic Disease through Nutrition
July 29, 2009
Developmental orthopedic disease can rob a young horse of his future as a sound athlete. ... Read More
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Molly the Pony to Visit Ohio State Vet School
July 22, 2009
Molly the Pony, one of the world's only prosthesis-wearing ponies, will be visiting The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine Aug. 6 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Visitors will have the chance to hear the presentation "It's All About Molly" at 5... Read More
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Rider Pressure Affects Horse Tack Evaluation
July 11, 2009
The force a rider exerts on the horse's back will shift depending on his or her position and should be included in any evaluation of tack pressure, researchers recently reported. "You need a force that is distributed over a certain area to... Read More
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Scoliosis in Adult Equines
July 01, 2009
I purchased my Thoroughbred gelding when he was 5 years old. Within the next two years we were doing really ... Read More
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Articular Cartilage Maturation in Foals
June 20, 2009
During a three-year study on articular (joint) cartilage maturation, researchers at the Gluck Equine Research Center used new genetic techniques to investigate how joint cartilage changes between newborn foals and young adult horses. It is... Read More
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Contracted Tendons and "Tippy-Toed" Foals
June 02, 2009
One of the most common deformities that equine veterinarians deal with in newborns is contracted digital flexor tendons. This might cause foals to walk on the toes of their front hooves instead of being flat footed.... Read More
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Study: Hylauronan Dressing Doesn't Aid Distal Limb Wound Healing
May 30, 2009
Results of a clinical study showed that distal limb wounds treated with a dressing containing esterified hyaluronic acid (hyaluronan) showed no improvement in healing as compared to untreated wounds. To evaluate the effect of an... Read More
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Uneven Feet in Sport Horses Related to Other Conformation Traits
May 29, 2009
Researchers examined the effects of uneven feet on equine performance and linked this to other faults. ... Read More
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Researchers Examine Effects of Rider Stability
May 22, 2009
Austrian researchers have reported that the stability of a rider’s seat affects the forces acting on a horse’s back. Using an electronic pressure mat placed under a dressage saddle, scientists with the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna’s... Read More
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Foot and Limb Deformities in Foals
May 21, 2009
Hunt discussed several limb and hoof deformities in foals and recommendations for correcting or managing them during the "Putting Science into Farriery" session at the 2008 Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. One of his bi... Read More
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Conformation and Function
April 18, 2009
The first key to evaluating conformation is to have a standard of excellence in mind for that horse's breed and intended job. "To be a student of conformation, in my opinion, you have to have that standard of excellence in your mind every time you... Read More
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Big Horse? Small Horse? Help Scientists Study Size Genes
April 02, 2009
What makes your horse different from the horse in the next stall? Why doesn't a Kentucky Derby contender walk like a Budweiser Clydesdale? Why don't either of them look like <A... Read More
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Sacroiliac Joint Motion and Pelvic Deformation, AAEP 2008
March 29, 2009
An equine athlete uses the pelvis and sacroiliac (SI) joint in many different fashions: A rope horse uses the pelvis to rapidly accelerate and decelerate, a Standardbred races at high speed at a constrained gait, and a dressage horse... Read More
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Knee Arthritis Treatments Examined (AAEP 2008)
March 24, 2009
The objective of joint therapy is to decrease pain using an osteoarthritic drug that modifies clinical signs and to minimize further deterioration with a disease-modifying osteoarthritic drug.... Read More
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Acquired Scoliosis in Equids, AAEP 2008
March 17, 2009
Scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, is most often attributed to congenital vertebral malformations, possibly associated with malposition of the fetus in the uterus. However, researchers have linked cases of acquired scoliosis presented at Cornell... Read More
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Equine Bone Fragility Syndrome, AAEP 2008
March 13, 2009
Women aren't the only ones suffering from decreased bone density and bone mass loss--horses in Central California have experienced a systemic osteoporotic disorder. Equine bone fragility syndrome, a systemic osteoporotic (characterized by a decrease ... Read More
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Corrective Hoof Trimming
February 16, 2009
The term "corrective shoeing" is often overused and misunderstood. It sometimes implies that the farrier can correct conformational faults of feet and legs. In reality, often very little can be done to change the way a horse is built. Trying to fix ... Read More
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Funny Cide to Get First Real Rest at Horse Park
December 04, 2008
When Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide is welcomed at the Kentucky Horse Parkthis Friday, Dec. 5, it will signal a new era of complete retirement and rest for a... Read More
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Risk Factors for Spinal Cord Compression Found
November 28, 2008
A triad of factors, namely sex, breed, and age, are all associated with the development of cervical vertebral compressive myelopathy (CVCM) according to one of the latest studies published by researchers at the College of... Read More
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Exercise's Effects Vary by Tendon Type
November 18, 2008
Researchers from the United Kingdom recently embarked on an 18-month exercise study to determine why the equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) is more prone to injury than the various other tendons located in the distal (lower) part of... Read More
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Equine Bone Fragility Disorder Reported in California
June 28, 2008
Veterinary researchers at the University of California, Davis, are working to classify a newly observed bone fragility disorder that might prove to be the culprit behind some cases of intermittent chronic lameness that have no other explanation.... Read More
