Happy horse course student gives $100K for equine education
The Kerr family donates $100,000 to Canada’s Equine Guelph to establish an equine education and community outreach endowment.
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Author: Jackie Bellamy-Zions
Study links bone loss to common fracture in racehorses
Researchers studied cases from California Thoroughbred racehorses that died from proximal sesamoid bone fractures, and controls that died for other reasons.
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Cartilage scaffold may help young racehorses breathe easier
The possibility of using cartilage scaffold to replace defective arytenoid cartilage to help chondritis or chondropathy, a condition often seen in young Thoroughbreds.
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Four biomarkers show promise in identifying horses at risk of catastrophic injury
Findings hold out hope that a simple pre-race test could one day identify horses in imminent danger of life-threatening injuries.
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Ivermectin’s shortcomings as foal roundworm treatment explored
Researchers in Poland studied 225 foals from seven stud farms, and found that ivermectin was not as effective as expected for reducing parascaris fecal egg counts.
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Horse farms encouraged to add conservation innovations
Economic impacts anticipated include less hay required because improved pastures give higher forage yields; the construction of heavy use areas should reduce vet bills by reducing the incidence of hoof injuries; and even manure distribution from improved grazing will lower fertilizer requirements.
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Pioneering PET scanner helping horses stay on track to recovery
New “Milepet” (Molecular Imaging of Limbs in Equids) equine PET scanner provides objective data for veterinarians to make informed decisions on the future of an injured horse, be it more time off, a different treatment, a return to work, or retirement.
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Filly makes remarkable winning comeback from fractured leg
“A condylar fracture was once considered the death of racehorses, and as time and science progressed, it was considered career-ending.” But not any more.
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Can cryopreservation of equine stem cells work for cartilage repair?
Equine Guelph researchers working to preserve cartilage chips for long-term storage, which would enable off-the-shelf use for treating cartilage injuries.
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Some antibiotics more damaging to equine joints, researchers find
Researchers found that antibiotics from different antimicrobial classes expressed variable toxicity to equine joint cells.
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Improved aftercare recommended for colic surgery survivors
Of the 283 horses who underwent colic surgery at a veterinary clinic in The Netherlands, only 59% went home alive.
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First-line drug saves horse from shock treatment for atrial fibrillation
There are two treatment courses for atrial fibrillation, an irregular, often rapid heart rate associated with poor blood flow and the most common arrhythmia associated with exercise intolerance.
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Trailblazing research helps predict rotational falls in eventing
Researcher says that reducing risk to competitors is a multi-faceted process with numerous fronts for possible improvement.
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Young black equestrian aims to “Ride out racism” in horse sport
“On a horse, we’re all equal. There is no race, there is no gender, there is no class.”
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Timing is everything when battling buttercup
Waiting until after flowers appear can be too late to implement control tactics. This is one reason buttercups can survive year to year.
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Fund to help pandemic-hit lesson horses and riding schools at $150,000
School horses are one of the most undervalued contributors to the horse industry both in the present and for the future.
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Shock wave therapy on stem cells focus of lameness research
Research into improved healing of tendon injuries leads team to the innovative use of shock wave therapy on stem cells before they’re injected into horses.
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New treatment explores biologic therapies to repair joint tissue in horses
Canadian researchers are investigating novel new methods to potentially repair tissue rather than just suppressing the signs of joint disease.
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Please stop shooting the horses: In defence of Australia’s brumbies
Brumbies can harmoniously adapt and co-exist with native Australian fauna and flora. We people just have to give them the chance to show us how it’s done.
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Change in animal healthcare infrastructure predicted post Covid-19
The impact of the Covid-19 crisis propagates from supply chain disruptions and manufacturing delays to large-scale shutdowns of veterinary clinics.
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