Winter Equine Nutrition: 3 Facts You Need to Know
January 26, 2022 Comments Off on Winter Equine Nutrition: 3 Facts You Need to Know
“A lot of times, people can get hung up thinking, ‘I need to change up [my horse’s] grain, or I need to change how much grain I feed,’” Dr. Nichols said. However, is either necessary? Not exactly, but there are some other aspects for horse owners to consider.
Continue reading …5 Equestrian Exercises For Getting into Show Shape
January 24, 2022 Comments Off on 5 Equestrian Exercises For Getting into Show Shape
“Wouldn’t you like to be able to make it through that marathon trot the first direction in a Hunter Under Saddle class? Or flawlessly execute running with your horse in these big, long, Showmanship patterns? Wouldn’t you like NOT to feel like the weak link in your partnership with your horse? We ask them to be very fit and perform for us. I think it’s fair to give that back to them.”
Continue reading …How Equine Professionals Can Avoid Payment Disputes and Handle Them Legally if They Occur
January 24, 2022 Comments Off on How Equine Professionals Can Avoid Payment Disputes and Handle Them Legally if They Occur
Over the years, some equine professionals, while trying to resolve these matters on their own, have violated the law and created more problems. This webinar discusses how horse business owners can seek to address non-payment problems through their contracts.
Continue reading …Hagyard Equine Medical Institute First Private Practice in the World to Offer Rotavirus B Testing
January 23, 2022 Comments Off on Hagyard Equine Medical Institute First Private Practice in the World to Offer Rotavirus B Testing
Rotaviruses are serious, life-threatening diseases that are highly contagious in foals. Rotavirus B was a novel strain discovered in central Kentucky during the 2021 foaling season. It was quickly identified as a new strain of Rotavirus, responsible for a wave of neonatal foals that presented with severe diarrhea between one and four days of age. Some farms even felt the effects of a 100% morbidity rate.
Continue reading …Saddle Research Trust Conference Spreads Welfare and Performance Knowledge Worldwide
January 22, 2022 Comments Off on Saddle Research Trust Conference Spreads Welfare and Performance Knowledge Worldwide
Sofia Forino looked at the self-perception of body image in female riders concluding that a higher level of self-consciousness when riding was correlated with their perceived body image being much greater than the ‘ideal.’
Continue reading …Series of Free Webinars for Horse Owners and Professionals
January 22, 2022 Comments Off on Series of Free Webinars for Horse Owners and Professionals
With all of the new technology available to diagnose and treat tendon, ligament, bone, and joint injuries in the horse, it is hard to keep track of what they are, how they work, and when to use them. The talk will cover diagnostics such as MRI and CT then move on to treatments such as PRP, ACS, and MSC.
Continue reading …Two New Paint Pattern Discoveries Help Keep Color in the Breed
January 20, 2022 Comments Off on Two New Paint Pattern Discoveries Help Keep Color in the Breed
Two new white-spotting patterns—W31 and W32—were discovered in 2021 and confirmed present in the Paint Horse breed. The discovery was made by researchers at APHA partner lab Etalon Diagnostics and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Heredity.
Continue reading …State-of-the-Art Riding Simulator Unveiled at Saddle Research Trust Conference
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on State-of-the-Art Riding Simulator Unveiled at Saddle Research Trust Conference
The high-performance novel robotic motion platform has been designed to provide the necessary motion capabilities for the simulator in all gaits, including jumping. The ground-breaking advance from previous generations of simulator is the extended, freely programmable motion capability, that provides a real-life learning tool for riders by making it possible to replicate the actual motion of real, individual horses. The current test simulator is programmed with motions which were measured from advanced level dressage and show jumping horses while being ridden by advanced riders.
Continue reading …10 Things You Might Not Know About Equine Neurology
January 17, 2022 Comments Off on 10 Things You Might Not Know About Equine Neurology
7. Horses that become drowsy and “catch” themselves before falling often suffer from sleep deprivation, not narcolepsy. Although horses can famously “sleep standing up,” they have to lie down to complete a full sleep cycle.
Continue reading …Do You Know the 1-2-3 Post-Foaling Rule?
January 13, 2022 Comments Off on Do You Know the 1-2-3 Post-Foaling Rule?
Are you ready to assist your broodmare when her time comes? Here are some tried and true guidelines to remember during foaling.
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