All posts by Debbie

Apr 21
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Fear Of Riding – And What You Can Do About It

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By Gavin Bartlett One of the biggest things I come across in my clinics and helping people is a genuine fear that some people have when it comes to riding. And being nervous while riding can create all sorts of problems and issues itself. For some horses it’s not enough that they are afraid that they might get eaten by nearly every object that they see, or from whatever may be hiding in the bush or behind every tree or rock, but when their rider feels anxious they feel they need to take over. So what can we do about…

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Apr 06
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Horses Being Aggressive Over Feed

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By Cynthia Cooper Cynthia regularly gets call for help from people having problems with their horses, and where they are issues that affect many people, she shares the solutions on her blog. This is a question that is asked regularly. Question – Being Aggressive over feed My horse kicks out when I feed him, not nastily but with excitement to get his dinner. He often double-barrels when his head is already in the feed-bin, and sometimes he swings around and turns his rear end to me. He is a 16.1 Thoroughbred ex-racehorse, and lives out. He’s rugged, fed in the…

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Mar 22
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Quarter Cracks

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Quarter cracks can be a serious issue, since when your horse’s hoof wall has a full crack; the sensitive lamina will become inflamed due to infection and trauma. This causes lameness as well as causes your horse to be in active. The good thing is this is mostly just a temporary problem. Cause The common cause of quarter crack is the constant excessive stress or force placed on a localized area of the hoof. Over time, the excessive load on hoof results to tearing of the lamina, bleeding and exudation in the sub-mural tissue, thus resulting to pressure that moves…

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Mar 22
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Advanced Diagnostics

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Lameness is among the most common issues in equine veterinary medicine. Compared to earlier times, determining the cases of lameness in horses is not that complex and difficult now. Aside from traditional methods, there are advanced diagnostics that has made it simpler and more accurate for veterinarians to identify the specific cause of lameness in horses. Some lameness issues can be detected by traditional method. Advanced diagnostic techniques are essentially used when traditional methods such as physical exam, nerve/joint blocks and lameness assessment fail to locate the area of the lameness. ANCILLARY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES

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