Showing posts with label research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label research. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Barefoot by the Numbers: Swedish Standardbred trotters are faster without shoes, but risk breaking gait

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Researchers at Sweden's University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) at Uppsala have analyzed the performance records of trotting Sta...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

HoofSearch Publishes Online Donkey Hoof Research Guides Published with Free Access for All

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HoofSearch , the index of equine foot research, has released an updated resource guide to peer-reviewed articles and theses on donkey...
Tuesday, October 01, 2019

Event announcement: Laminitis researcher Chris Pollitt headlines ESP Laminitis and Podiatry Conference October 11-12 in Pennsylvania

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You're invited! Laminitis researcher and author Professor Chris Pollitt of Australia will lead a roster of seven well-known farri...
Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Laminitis research: Even healthy older horses have increased insulin responses

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New research, conducted in collaboration with the SPILLERS® horse feed company in Great Britain shows that even healthy older horses h...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Duct Tape Twitch: Research Tests Effect on Horse Behavior During Trimming and Shoeing

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The conversations probably went something like this: Apprentice: You wouldn’t believe what I saw on Facebook last night! Farrier: ...
Monday, January 08, 2018

Researchers: Tennessee Walking Horse Shoeing and Chains Caused No Pain, Stress or Inflammation in University of Tennessee Study

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When efforts to increase Horse Protection Act restrictions on how Tennessee Walking horses are shod failed at the end of 2016, the shows ...
Wednesday, August 03, 2016

Royal Veterinary College Announces Graduate Equine Locomotor Research Diploma for Farriers

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These images from recent locomotor research at the RVC were part of a test on the influence of hoof packing on a shod horse's foot def...
Friday, June 03, 2016

Gene Test, Research Unravel Severe Skeletal Atavism Limb Deformity in Shetland Ponies

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Limbs of a 16-week old Shetland pony with Skeletal Atavism, often described as "bow legs". (Left) caudal view when standing; (c...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Grazing Muzzles: New research shows grass length affects grazing behavior

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It’s that time of year. The grass in the pastures is waking up and springing to life. But animals at risk for laminitis require effectiv...
Monday, March 02, 2015

Laminitis Research: Milk Thistle Tested in Laboratory for Possible Endotoxin Neutralization

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Researchers in Vienna, Austria have conducted in vitro studies of the   milk thistle   plant to determine its effect on laminar tis...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Grayson-Jockey Club Foundation and Starlight Racing Reach $150,000 Laminitis Research Goal

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News release: Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation (GJCRF) announced today that it had reached the target in fund raising prompt...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

The Barbaro Effect: How One Horse Changed the Face of Laminitis Awareness--and Google Search Statistics--Forever

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A racehorse named Barbaro won the Kentucky Derby in 2006. He fractured his right hind leg in the Preakness, two weeks later, and suffere...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Video U: Watch the UMaine Conference "The Science Behind the FEI White Paper on Equine Arena Surfaces"

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On December 7, 2014, a very special seminar took place at the University of Maine at Orono's Witter Farm. You'll wish you had b...
Friday, December 05, 2014

Laminitis Research: Feed Company SPILLERS Will Sponsor Two PhD Programs in 2015

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Hoofcare Publishing is encouraging donations to laminitis research this holiday season. Right on cue, this press release arrived today w...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Comeback Award: Flexible Repeatedly Jumped the Obstacles of Obscure Lameness Setbacks

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The 18-year-old show jumper Flexible has made a name for himself in the show ring--and in the vet clinic. Flexible has been named the fir...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Biomechanics and Uses of Wide Toe, Egg Bar and Heart Bar Horseshoes: Research by Dr. Jenny Hagen via Werkman's E-Lecture Series

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Werkman Horseshoes in The Netherlands has launched a video lecture series with German veterinarian and hoof researcher Jenny Hagen. This i...
Friday, September 05, 2014

Ghost of WEGs Past: Jumper Presley Boy Euthanized Two Years After Colic-Related Laminitis

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If a skilled novelist like Tami Hoag set out to pen an international suspense thriller about a jumper, I doubt a more compelling story...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Grass's (Missing) Link to Laminitis: Hormonal Imbalance Sets the Stage for Disease

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For years, laminitis has been characterized as a disease of the horse's foot. Treatment has centered on relieving pain to the foot and...
Sunday, February 02, 2014

Recent Publications: New Research on Hoofcare and Lameness

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Did your New Year's Resolutions include a pledge to keep up with new research and developments in the research side of things? ...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

Laminitis Conference: Poster Session Deadline Is Approaching

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