Equine

Ruth Bishop a member of the British Equestrian Trade Association’s feed committee, looks at ways in which riders and trainers can avoid prohibited substances getting into competition horses

Veterinary Practice reports on some of the sessions at last month’s National Equine Forum

Lee Pritchard discusses the causes, risk factors and prevention of colic involving the gastrointestinal tract

“WHAT chronological age is ‘aged’?” was one of the questions posed by Dr Dianne McFarlane in her presentation at the 59th annual American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Convention, held in Decem…

John Periam has been finding out what’s involved in getting horses to competition venues in different parts of the world, speaking to one of the major firms involved and an accompanying vet

Marion McCullagh presents her third and final report on the sessions at the 2013 congress of the British Equine Veterinary Association with a review of some of the papers on neurological problems

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) held its 52nd annual congress in Manchester from 11th to 14th September. Gina Pinchbeck of the University of Liverpool chaired Thursday morning’s sessi…

JOHN PERIAM spent a day with Mike Crockford, senior paramedic at The All England Jumping Course at Hickstead in Sussex to see firsthand how the vets and paramedics work side by side

GRAHAM DUNCANSON reports on his experiences, including case studies, over the past 36 years and how he has changed his view on antibiotics from being against their use to now using them in all cases

GEORGIE HOLLIS describes the use and value of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in dealing with wounds and why it is becoming a popular choice in both human and veterinary medicine

MARTIN JENNINGS of Horseware discusses wound treatment and the use of hypochlorous solutions

GRAHAM DUNCANSON reports on a recent visit to Nicaragua with World Horse Welfare to assess its veterinary involvement there and to review the dental state of horses treated at its clinics

BEN MAYES attended the latest veterinary sport horse congress in The Netherlands where, in addition to the top-class CPD, he was a VIP guest at the Jumping Amsterdam event

JOHN PERIAM visits one of the largest equine- only practices in the UK to see how it operates and the scope of its activities across a wide area of both East and West Sussex

DAVID McDONALD outlines how his practice has seen a rapid increase in the number of horses diagnosed with gastric ulcers and presents two case histories

“ONE size doesn’t fit all when it comes to planning a worming strategy,” according to Wendy Talbot, veterinary adviser at Pfizer Animal Health. “All horses respond differently to the same circumstanc…

DEFRA and the Food Standards Agency are investigating claims that they were warned nearly two years ago about horse meat entering the food chain in the UK and failings with horse passports. John Young…

RICHARD LAWRENCE of Splash Marketing & Communications discusses how some equine practices are making mobile marketing work for their business

VETERINARY PRACTICE hears how an equine practice in South Yorkshire has set up a compound pharmacy to make ‘unlicensed’ medicines for horses

A NUMBER of changes came into effect last month for cattle farmers in England in relation to bovine TB. Among the changes, the parish system for TB testing is being replaced with a country-wide system…