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Lameness and Poor Performance in the Sport Horse: Eventing
Lameness: General - Jun 18th, 02
Eventing (horse trials) combines dressage, show jumping, and cross-country, together with steeplechase and roads and tracks phases in a three-day event. The event horse must primarily be a b...
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Protecting Your Horse's Legs With Proper Bandaging Techniques
Lameness: General - Jun 18th, 02
There may be any number of occasions when you will need to bandage your horse’s legs. Bandaging can provide both protection and support for the horse while working, traveling, resting or...
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The Most Important Three Inches in Your Horse’s Career
Lameness: General - Jun 18th, 02
Introduction
What makes one footing better than another? Is it possible to find a surface that maximizes your horse’s athletic potential while at the same time protects him from injury? And...
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Lameness and Performance in the Sport Horse: Show Jumping
Lameness: General - Jun 18th, 02
THE SPORT
The athletic demands placed upon the elite show jumper are huge. It must be able to jump large fences with precision, accuracy, and care, sometimes at speed. It must be supp...
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Lameness and Performance in the Sport Horse: Dressage
Lameness: General - Jun 18th, 02
THE SPORT
The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) dressage rules state that the object of dressage is the "harmonious development of the physique and ability of the horse." Through t...
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The Equine Foot
Lameness: General - Dec 9th, 03
Introduction
The foot of the horse is a very unique structure that undergoes a tremendous amount of strain and stress. The foot is the foundation of the horse and a structure is only...
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Learn to Recognize the Signs of Laminitis
Lameness: General - Dec 19th, 03
Every day, veterinarians across the country see hundreds of cases of laminitis, a painful disease that affects the feet of horses. Laminitis results from the disruption of blood flow to the se...
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LAMENESS EXAMS: Evaluating the Lame Horse
Lameness: General - Jun 30th, 05
A Bayer HealthCare Animal Health Brochure
Stress, strain or injury can take a toll on any horse, even one with no obvious conformation defects. When lameness occurs, you s...
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Understanding Lameness
Lameness: General - Jun 14th, 06
"Every horse owner should have a basic understanding of lameness."
Doug Thal, DVM
Lameness accounts for more losses to the equine industry than any other condition. Hundreds of mill...
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Hoof Abscesses
Lameness: General - Oct 29th, 09
The scenario is all too familiar for many horse owners… yesterday your horse was sound, but today you find him crippled, with no apparent injury! What could have happened? Odds are this horse ...
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