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In order to get a dependable block on the tibial nerve several US guided injections need to be infused around the nerve. DrO Cadaveric comparison of the accuracy of ultrasound-guided versus ‘blind’ perineural injection of the tibial nerve in horses Vet J. 2021 Mar;269:105603. Authors Maylin van der Laan 1 , Els Raes 2 , … Read more
Success rates and factors influencing pregnancy outcome after 464 transvaginal ultrasound-guided twin reductions in the mare Equine Vet J. 2024 Feb 14. doi: 10.1111/evj.14071. Online ahead of print. Authors Jutta Sielhorst 1 2 , Sophie Baade 2 3 , Kim-Carolin Neudeck 3 , Anna Tönissen 2 , Karl Rohn 4 , Fiona Hollinshead 5 , … Read more
No surprise that stressors inhibit a horse’s ability to learn, but less intuitive is that exercised horses learn better than non-exercised horses. DrO The effect of stress and exercise on the learning performance of horses Sci Rep. 2022 Feb 4;12(1):1918. Authors Cathrynne Henshall 1 , Hayley Randle 2 , Nidhish Francis 2 , Rafael Freire … Read more
As detailed in the article, I have never liked soaking hay for horses with equine asthma as there are much better ways to handle the problem. Here is one reason to find alternatives. DrO Effect of Hay Soaking Duration on Metabolizable Energy, Total and Prececal Digestible Crude Protein and Amino Acids, Non-Starch Carbohydrates, Macronutrients and … Read more
My 3.5 year old Friesian has very high water content in her manure. She has GIANT piles that you can barely fit on a manure fork and lift up. They rarely have road apple form. Sometimes they can be much closer to a watery cow pie. They have been like this since we have owned … Read more
This study found that alfalfa haylage can be substituted for alfalfa hay in a horse’s diet. Other studies have found haylage much less stressful on horses with equine asthma due to lower dust concentrations. There is the problem of botulism poisoning with haylage, so careful preparation and handling of the haylage and possibly vaccination of … Read more
Loading and unloading accounted for the majority of injuries. Proper training prior to the actual ride would both make loading safer and help the horse relax for the trip further reducing injuries associated with trailering. See https://horseadvice.com/horse-equine/training-behavior/behavior-and-training/trailer-loading-a-horse/ DrO Human Injuries Associated with the Transport of Horses by Road Animals (Basel). 2023 May 10;13(10):1594. doi: 10.3390/ani13101594. … Read more
If this pans out careful radiology or at the least MRI may be able to find those with the subchondral weakness and therefore susceptible to sesamoid fracture prior to the catastrophe and allow treatment and prevention. DrO Equine Vet J. 2020 May 31. Subchondral focal osteopenia associated with proximal sesamoid bone fracture in Thoroughbred racehorses. … Read more