Keeping prohibited substances out of competing horses 1 May 2014 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
Are vets contributing to welfare problem? 1 Apr 2014 Veterinary Practice reports on some of the sessions at last month’s National Equine Forum
Colic: causes, risk factors and prevention 1 Apr 2014 Lee Pritchard discusses the causes, risk factors and prevention of colic involving the gastrointestinal tract
Immunosenescence: when are horses ‘aged’? 1 Mar 2014 “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…
How horses travel by air across the world 1 Feb 2014 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
Dealing with seizures and sore heads 1 Jan 2014 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
Of vectors and viruses... 1 Nov 2013 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…
Unsung heroes at equestrian events 1 Sep 2013 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
A history of castrating 2,000 equines 1 Jul 2013 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
The role of ESWT in wound management 1 Jul 2013 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
Wound management in the horse (and other animals) 1 Jul 2013 MARTIN JENNINGS of Horseware discusses wound treatment and the use of hypochlorous solutions
Treating horses in Nicaragua 1 May 2013 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
Studying sports horse science in Holland 1 Apr 2013 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
Information sharing at heart of Arundel practice 1 Mar 2013 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
Equine gastric ulceration in practice 1 Mar 2013 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
‘Top tips’ for worming horses 1 Mar 2013 “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…
PASSPORT SCHEMES FAILING 1 Mar 2013 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…
Marketing: are you upwardly mobile? 1 Feb 2013 RICHARD LAWRENCE of Splash Marketing & Communications discusses how some equine practices are making mobile marketing work for their business
Making unlicensed medicines more accessible... 1 Feb 2013 VETERINARY PRACTICE hears how an equine practice in South Yorkshire has set up a compound pharmacy to make ‘unlicensed’ medicines for horses
Changes to TB regulations in force 1 Feb 2013 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…