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Fractures are relatively common injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses. This relates to the high athletic demands of racing and training, and the cumulative stresses imposed on the musculoskeletal system by the repetitive nature of race training.
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - EUROPEAN TRAINER - ISSUE 43
Opting to invest in a property rather than renting a yard, Jennifer Bidgood decided to have her modern training centre designed and built from scratch at Chateau Gassard, near Saint Samson in Normandy.
Read MoreNewmarket Heath has been fiercely protected by the Jockey Club as training grounds for some of the world's best racehorses for more than 250 years.
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - EUROPEAN TRAINER - ISSUE 41
Almost all trainers will have experienced a problem with individual horses, groups of horses, or sometimes even a whole yard where performance drops off for no immediately apparent reason. In human medicine we talk about chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) which can affect both athletes and non-athletes, but in athletes we may be more likely to talk about overtraining.
In people, chronic fatigue syndrome is well recognised but often poorly understood. It typically affects young to middle aged adults with women being more commonly affected than men. It is estimated that somewhere between 150,000-250,000 people in the UK alone are affected by CFS. CFS is also referred to as simply chronic fatigue, post-viral fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyeltis (ME). The latter term describes muscle pain and central nervous system inflammation but that is not always apparent in chronic fatigue patients and so the term CFS has become more commonly used.
Dr David Marlin (European Trainer - issue 32 - Winter 2010)
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The 2009 AGM was held at The Churchill Hotel in Portman Square, London in December. As always the AGM proved to be a useful forum to discuss issues from across Europe which affect trainers.
While economic efficiency within any business is important to maintain profitability, there has been a particular focus on cost saving recently within the racing industry as a result of the underlying economic climate.
Feeding is an area where economies can be made, but for the best effect any cost savings should not compromise the quality of the ration to the detriment of health or performance. Equally however, we should not shy away from a critical evaluation of our feeding management on a regular basis, especially if there is an element of sticking to the same way of feeding just because 'it's always been done like that'.
Catherine Dunnett (European Trainer - issue 28 - Winter 2009)
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Bill Pressey (16 July 2009 - Issue Number: 13)
Horses in training are traditionally fed a diet that is high in protein, but it is the amino acid content of the protein-rich ingredients that is the important component.
Dr Catherine Dunnett (European Trainer - issue 24 - Winter 2008)
