AAEP Foundation renamed "The Foundation for the Horse"December 10, 2019After serving as the charitable arm of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) for 25 years, the AAEP Foundation has been renamed The Foundation for the Horse.
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Equine fever drug gets FDA approvalNovember 28, 2019Equine practitioners are now better equipped to treat patients experiencing pyrexia.
Box stalls: Mitigating welfare concernsNovember 14, 2019With the space limitations inherent in urban areas especially, many horses are housed in box stalls.
Do therapies following stifle arthroscopy help return athletic function?October 23, 2019Problems related to equine stifle joints can be frustrating for equine practitioners.
Borrowed technique can save patients' eyesSeptember 25, 2019A new veterinary technique out of Tufts University is expected to save the eyes of countless canine and equine patients.
New Kindred website offers insight on common conditionsSeptember 24, 2019Veterinarians now have a new online resource to help keep their knowledge and techniques up to date.
Administering fluids per rectumSeptember 9, 2019In equine practice, administration of fluids is sometimes necessary for conditions such as colic, heat exhaustion, dehydration, or shock.
Understanding acute upper airway obstructionsSeptember 9, 2019The equine upper airway (UA) includes the nostrils, nasal passages, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, guttural pouches, and the cervical part of the trachea.
Managing gastric ulcersAugust 27, 2019In the late 1980s, a rash of publications stated horses were prone to gastric ulcers. It was a bit curious, actually. Prior to that time, gastric ulceration was essentially unknown. Then, almost suddenly, gastric ulcers were being blamed for a whole host of problems, such as colic, loss of appetite, poor performance, anxiety, poor hair coat… you name it. It was perhaps also curious that, before all the published reports, no one had really noticed some mystery syndrome wreaking havoc on horses. Nevertheless, there it was in print: horses get ulcers. After the initial studies, there was further published research showing an alarming number of adult horses—the majority of them, actually—had gastric ulcers, especially racehorses and various show horses. Of course, adult horses do get gastric ulcers, as do foals, although the presentation can be somewhat different. This article focuses on gastric ulcers in adult horses. Gastric ulcer causes There are many possible reasons why horses develop gastric ulcers. Most of them are related to how people manage their horses. Here are a few: Diet: Those that are high in grain tend to give horses ulcers. While horses were meant to eat forage, many performance horses are fed diets …
Soring bill passes in House of RepresentativesJuly 29, 2019A measure to end the practice of soring horses has passed by a vote of 333 to 96 in the U.S. House of Representatives.
