Headshaking in horses
Headshaking in horses can be a frustrating condition to manage. The clinical signs are not specific; there are many possible reasons why a horse may shake its head.
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How to keep your horse competing by avoiding injuries
Getting your horse fit and managing a half-way decent dressage score can seem like the biggest obstacles in having a successful eventing season.
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Sacroiliac Disease In The Horse
The sacroiliac joint is the joint or site of articulation between the horse’s hind leg and spine and serves as a major point of weight and force transfer between the hind leg and the vertebral column as the leg takes weight during the stance phase of the stride.
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Newborn foal check
Following on from Lizzie Halliwell’s MRCVS blog on getting to know the newborn foal, NEH vet Luke Berry MRCVS delves deeper into common medial ailments of the newborn foal, and what to look for.
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Knowing the Newborn Foal
Congratulations – you’re going to become a parent! Are you and your mare ready?
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Relationship between conformation and soundness
During the sales season, veterinary surgeons and bloodstock agents spend many thousands of hours examining yearlings in detail to assess their potential as athletes.
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A Whistle in the Wind
Within the upper airway of the horse there are a number of cartilages and soft tissues making up the opening of the windpipe or trachea.
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Water treadmill for equine rehabilitation – new guidelines
New guidelines, endorsed by British Equestrian, are available for horse owners who use, or intend to use, a water treadmill.
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Neonatal maladjustment syndrome (‘Dummy foals’)
This syndrome is known by a variety of names (Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, Perinatal asyphyxia syndrome, Neonatal encephalopathy, Wanderer, Barker or Dummy foals).
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Atypical Myopathy Cause Established
Scientists have identified the toxin believed to cause the serious equine disease Atypical Myopathy.
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Arthrodesis – What Is It And When Can It Help?
Degenerative joint disease, or arthritis, is a common and debilitating condition in the horse which causes lameness and loss of performance.
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