April 27, 2012

The new headgear - The Fixator

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IT has become part of accepted practice that most professional athletes have a team of experts around them, their aim is to identify whether small, incremental changes in one or more elements can produce an exponentialenhancement to the overall comp…

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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - EUROPEAN TRAINER - ISSUE 37

April 27, 2012

Dermot Weld

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VISITING the home of Dermot Weld is rather like visiting a museum. It’s bright, airy and welcoming – and packed with photographs, awards,and trophies from every known corner of the world. Weld is a traveller and he is very much a conqueror, in the n…

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(European Trainer - issue 37 - Spring 2012)

April 27, 2012

Resurgent Libya

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When we in the West hear of racing in such countries as Libya we automaticallythink that it must revolve around non- thoroughbreds and poor purses for scant reward, all of which must surely have ground to a halt following the uprising and overturn o…

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(European Trainer - issue 37 - Spring 2012)

April 27, 2012

Robert and Rodolphe Collet

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COLLET senior was registering his first victory at the meeting since Last Tycoon’s win in the 1986 Kings Stand Stakes. For Collet junior,it was further indication that he is following fast in the footsteps of one of France’s most prominent trainers“…

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(European Trainer - issue 37 - Spring 2012)

April 27, 2012

Oliver's travels

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I TOUCHED down in Dallas at 7.30am on an ancient American Airlines jet from Louisville, Kentucky. Most of the in-flight staff must have been on the maiden voyage! We’d just been treated tosome of the best racing in the world over the two days of the…

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Oliver Cole (European Trainer - issue 37 - Spring 2012)

March 04, 2012

Calming influence - the effects of diet on behaviour

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THERE is an enormous amount written about the link between feeding and behaviour, and the ‘calming supplement’ market is sizeable. However, there is infact very little direct research in horses that investigates how diet impacts on behaviour if at a…

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March 04, 2012

Foal Surgeries - are they really needed?

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THE two main most common limb deformities on the front legs that are treated are known as valgus and varus. A foal that has valgus conformation in his frontimbs is when the legs move away from the midline between the foals shoulders. This can often …

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March 04, 2012

Thermography

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TODAY we have many sensitive and specific tools that are used by veterinary surgeons to diagnose the cause of lameness. These include radiography, scintigraphy, ultrasound and MRI. These however not all suitable for regular routine monitoring.Ultras…

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