Showing posts with label Hoofcare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hoofcare. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Donor's gift makes equine laminitis research center a reality at US vet school
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
SURVEY: Professional Farriers' and Equine Veterinarians' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Opinions Sought by University of Edinburgh Researchers
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Scotland are seeking online input from equine veterinarians and professional farriers from the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital opens doors for International Equine Podiatry Conference April 18-20, 2024
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky will host the third International Equine Podiatry Conference.
The doors to the forge are always open at the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Someone is always going in or out, and the equine podiatry clinic is a favorite stop on every hospital tour. But from April 18-20 this year, the doors will open even wider to welcome attendees to the hospital's third International Podiatry Conference.
Attendees should expect to roll up their sleeves, buckle their aprons, and spend two days in a stimulating state-of-the-art treatment and diagnosis center where the highly-trained staff looks expertly -- and exclusively -- at the equine hoof. A registration at this conference guarantees that the motivated participants can and will get their hands dirty and their questions answered.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Horseshoer Joe Alfano celebrates 50 years of service with Pennsylvania National Horse Show Hall of Fame honor.
How do you top reaching the landmark of 50 years of farrier service at one of America's most prestigious horse shows? Joe Alfano knows the answer to that question.
And he might be the only one who knows. It's hard to imagine that anyone else holds such a record for longevity of service to a show.
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
Hoof bruises 101: Forte's Kentucky Derby scratch had a common but loosely-defined cause
On Saturday, the 2023 Kentucky Derby favorite was scratched from the big race, just hours before the horses headed to the starting gate. Two-year-old champion Forte stayed in the barn that afternoon, after a Kentucky Horse Racing Commission veterinarian scratched the colt following a post-gallop inspection in the stable area.
Forte’s scratch by regulators came at a time when a dark cloud already hung over Churchill Downs. He would be the fifth horse to be scratched that week from the roster of three-year-old colts who had qualified for the 2023 Kentucky Derby. By Derby time, seven horses had lost their lives at Churchill Downs, including two as a result of injuries suffered in undercard races on Derby Day itself.
As tragic as those losses were, it was Forte's scratch that attracted the most attention and discussion on Derby Day. Should he have run or not? Was the colt a victim of discrimination by regulators who feared that such a high-profile and valuable horse might be further injured if he raced? We'll never know that answer, but Forte is safe tonight, and will almost certainly run again.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Prevent laminitis: Wellness Ready stallside insulin tests accelerate Equine Metabolic Syndrome diagnostics
A new stallside diagnostics tool called Wellness Ready provides real-time equine insulin levels from a simple blood test kit; it is now available to veterinarians around the world. With its growing use for horses of all breeds and ages, laminitis prevention is taking a big stride forward.
Farriers at the Herning 2022 FEI World Championships: Who was minding the forge?
Thursday, July 29, 2021
The Olympic Hoof: Therapeutic plastic horseshoes helped two US dressage silver medal horses in Tokyo
Horseshoes, like Olympic medals, can be made from different metals. But this week in Tokyo, the world saw that they can also be made of plastic...and help bring home a medal. |
For Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics this year, dreams are made of gold, silver, and bronze. But for two horses, those dreams had a plastic lining, although you might not know it unless you happened to see the bottom of their hooves.
Thursday, July 22, 2021
The Olympic (Laminitic) Hoof: Dressage horse diagnosed with laminitis before competition begins
But for one rider, the challenges are just beginning: Her horse, expected to compete in dressage on Saturday for South Africa, has been diagnosed with laminitis at the equestrian center outside Tokyo.
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Renate Weller appointed vet school dean at University of Calgary
Renate Weller, an educator and leader in the equine veterinary field in Europe, will become the new Dean of the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Canada this September. |
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Remembering Britain's Prince Philip and the Quick-Thinking Farrier
Prince Philip's brush with danger at the 2013 Royal Windsor Horse Show has almost been forgotten but it could have ended quite differently. A quick-thinking farrier was the hero that day. |
Prince Philip was, of course, an avid and exuberant competitive carriage driver, as well as polo player and long-time president of Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI), the global governing body of equestrian sport.
What I'll remember, however, is a horse show mishap that could have ended quite differently.
Sunday, January 10, 2021
All Creatures Great and Small: James Herriot Begins Career with a Hoof to the Head
The return of James Herriot's heart-warming "All Creatures Great and Small" stories to American television for the next six Sundays might be just what we need to get through the winter.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
HoofSearch Publishes Online Donkey Hoof Research Guides Published with Free Access for All
HoofSearch, the index of equine foot research, has released an updated resource guide to peer-reviewed articles and theses on donkey hoof science and lameness studies. The index is free and accessible online to anyone interested in monitoring advances in donkey hoof health or improving the soundness-related welfare of working donkeys.
Wednesday, April 01, 2020
How can horse owners restrict weight gain, prevent laminitis during time of inactivity and extended turnout?
New research from Great Britain shows that a pasture management system known as strip grazing can help prevent weight gain in horses this spring. Horse owners are advised to heed warnings about weight gain and laminitis risk if quarantine conditions are reducing exercise and increasing turnout time for inactive horses.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Vet/author/editor/researcher Tim Mair brings a wide range of expertise to new post as BEVA President
The British Equine Veterinary Association welcomed a new president during the recent BEVA 2019 Congress in Birmingham, England.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Burghley Horse Trials' Best Shod Horse for 2019: What was he wearing...and why?
Each year, England's five-star Burghley Horse Trials gives a prize to the best shod horse, and the selection of that horse is always a story in itself. On Wednesday last week, 67 horses stood patiently and had their feet picked up, shoes and hooves examined, and notes taken.
Monday, September 02, 2019
Labor Day parades: When American horseshoers marched down city streets
The first Labor Day parades in the United States featured marching horseshoers representing their local trade unions. It was a day of pride and fellowship on the city streets. But it was also a rare thing for a working horseshoer: a day off.
Sunday, September 01, 2019
Research: Anti-inflammatory treatment did not decrease movement asymmetry identified in riding horses in training
Sometimes, it seems like research raises more questions than it answers, and a new study from Sweden this summer asked some very interesting questions. Research into asymmetry in horses, as identified by sensor-based gait analysis, brings into the discussion the rider's perception that a horse is sound...even if its movement suggests otherwise.
Friday, March 29, 2019
Equine Research Live at the 2019 FEI World Cup: Swedish university students measure velocity of world's top show jumpers
Jump crews work hard at a horse show. At next week’s FEI World Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden, one unique jump crew will be working hard in hopes of getting a good grade.
For the fourth consecutive year, Sweden’s premier horse show will have a mini research lab set up, right in the ring. But this year is a little different, since the Gothenburg Horse Show will also include the FEI World Cup finals in dressage and show jumping.
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
HANDS OFF Safety Alert: US Food and Drug Administration reports potential health risks to people exposed to altrenogest products for horses
The following warning was issued today by the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine in Rockville, Maryland:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting veterinary medical professionals, as well as those who work with horses, that a synthetic progesterone product commonly used in these animals may cause reproductive system disorders and other adverse effects in people who become exposed to the drug. The FDA is providing this alert because of the nature of the adverse events, some of which have occurred in teenage girls.
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