All work and play at the Merial Cpd Raceday
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This article appeared in - European Trainer - issue 54
PEMFT The natural therapy giving racehorses around the globe a competitive edge
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This article appeared in North American Trainer - issue 40 (May to July 2016)
Gastric disease - How should we treat it?
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This article appeared in North American Trainer - issue 40 (May to July 2016)
Musculoskeletal Injuries - affecting both horse and jockey
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Does bleeding affect performance? Results of a ten year study
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Resisting Deworming Traditions - with Todd Pletcher
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Diagnostic Tools - other than x-rays
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Understanding Stifle Joints
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Understanding “Equine Sudden Death” syndrome
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Contemporary horseracing news has identified a small medical trend in which assumedly disease-free racehorses are suddenly expiring before their time
Read MoreTreating Equine Synovial Infections
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Most experienced trainers will know from bitter experience that a seemingly tiny wound can have a big impact if a horse is unlucky enough to sustain a penetrating injury right over a critical structure like a joint capsule or tendon sheath. Collectively, joints and tendon sheaths are called synovial structures, and synovial infection is a serious, potentially career-ending and sometimes life-threatening problem.
Read MoreThe Art of Breathing
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Over the last two decades the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) in England has funded substantial research to understand how various body systems respond to training. For example, because of this HBLB investment we now know that the hearts of Thoroughbred racehorses get bigger as a response to athletic training and that big hearts are typically associated with better performers.
Read MoreStreptococcus
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The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) in the UK has invested over $11 million to protect racing and ensure horse welfare by disease surveillance and research on prevention of equine infections over the last decade. Infection with bacteria is one of the important causes.
Read MoreCardiac rhythm
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When a horse runs badly, lameness or respiratory disease tends to immediately spring to mind, and indeed these are the most common causes—in that order. The heart comes in third, albeit quite a way behind these other body systems. If sudden death occurs in an equine athlete, a heart problem is usually the first thing that’s suspected. A new study, published in The Equine Veterinary Journal, provides significant insights on the cardiac rhythm abnormalities that can develop during and after racing in Standardbreds.
Read MoreHorse welfare on the backstretch
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If backstretch workers encounter conditions they can’t tolerate, they have an option of walking away. Horses don’t have that luxury. Whether a racetrack’s backstretch is horse-friendly or grossly indifferent, the horse remains. He relies on his trainer and his trainer’s staff to act in his best interest.
Read MoreVeterinary research - the funding conundrum
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The Thoroughbred Racing Industry is experiencing greater scrutiny than it ever has in its long and distinguished history, with the amplitude of debate and criticism from opponents of the sport on the basis of ethics and welfare reaching an unparalleled decibel.
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Is there a place for medication in racing?
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The single biggest area of debate currently in the Thoroughbred racing industry is the issue of racehorse medication. Medication is often characterized by the media and by people within and outside the industry as a black and white issue where one side of the argument is framed in terms of “hay, oats and water,” and anything else is considered permissive medication.
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New research into the treatment of tendon and ligament damage in the Thoroughbred
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Around 35% of the veterinary research and education budget is spent on projects to understand musculoskeletal disorders, improve their treatment, and prevent and minimize injury to racehorses.
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Treating outbreaks of flu in vaccinated horses
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The devastating flu outbreak that rampaged through the Australian horse population in 2007 was an important wake-up call reminding us that equine influenza virus is an ever-present threat.
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Pastern fractures - Split Pasterns, the injury that gets worse before it gets better
/Fractures are relatively common injuries in thoroughbred racehorses and in a recent scientific report, equine orthopaedic surgeons detailed the healing time of a 'split pastern', warning that radiographs taken at the time of injury might not reveal the full extent of the damage.
Read MoreShunted heels - avoiding cracks with proactive management
/The Thoroughbred foot is thin-walled and light, adapted for speed and efficient use of energy. This adaptation renders the hood more susceptible to hoof capsule distortions.
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