Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies are to start testing whether a compound of cooling chemicals, extracted from mint, can be used to treat laminitis, a condition which affects seven per cent of…

CEVA Animal Health has published a trial which, according to the company, shows that horses suffering lameness caused by bone spavin can show marked improvement following treatment with a Tiludronate infusion, in combination with controlled exercise.

A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered that a racehorse's performance does not markedly change after it has recovered from a tendon injury.

The research was led by Bryan O'Meara, who is in the final year of a three year clinical…

A research project funded by equine charity The Horse Trust has found that lameness is the most common reason for euthanasing a geriatric horse.

According to the charity, this research is the first in the UK to provide data on the causes of death in…

A research project funded by equine charity The Horse Trust has found that 40% of horses suffered a traumatic injury within the past year.

Only 13% of injuries occurred during ridden exercise, while 62% occurred while the horse was turned out in the…

New research published in the Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) has shown that the use of standing sedation to repair lower limb fractures in racehorses produces similar results to surgery performed under a general anaesthetic, but with the advantages…

The Animal Health Trust has presented the results of a study which has identified a significant link between hind limb lameness and saddle slip, showing consistent saddle slip in some horses with hind limb lameness, even when the lameness is fairly…

Equine vets at the Animal Health Trust are appealing to horse riders to help with a research project, to assess the interaction between horse, saddle and rider.

Dr Sue Dyson, Head of Clinical Orthopaedics at the Centre for Equine Studies at the Animal…

Blue Cross has announced the results from its National Equine Health Survey (NEHS) which show that lameness is three times more likely to be caused by conditions such as osteoarthritis in the limb rather than problems in the foot.

Blue Cross runs NEHS…

Blue Cross has announced that in this year's National Equine Health Survey (NEHS), 38% of horses were recorded as suffering health problems and of these 32.9% were categorised as lame.

Consistent with previous surveys, lameness was shown to be more…

In an article published in the autumn edition of the Equine Veterinary Journal, Professor René Van Weeren, Chair of Equine Musculoskeletal Biology at Utrecht University, suggests that equine lameness needs to be redefined to reflect new digital assessment…

A new pilot study on the effects of rider weight on equine performance, presented at the National Equine Forum this week, has shown that high rider: horse bodyweight ratios can induce temporary lameness and discomfort.

The researchers say that ultimately…

A new survey of horse owners¹ by supplement brand, Cavalor, has found that 66% of horses have suffered from lameness as a result of joint disease and one-fifth of horses have been off work with the problem for a year or more.

The company says it…

A new study published in Equine Veterinary Education¹ has confirmed that if veterinary surgeons are trained to use a Ridden-Horse-Ethogram they are better able to recognise pain-related behaviour in horses, which may reflect lameness or back or sacroiliac…

A new study published in the Royal Society Interface Journal¹ has, according to the researchers, resulted in a clearer understanding of how equine hooves grow and how abnormal hoof shapes may develop.

The study, titled ‘Physics of animal health:…

The University of Liverpool reports that its clinicians have performed what is believed to be the world's first successful total hip replacement in a horse.

Duncan, an 85kg miniature horse, was first admitted to the Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital…

Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College have launched a study to improve the safety and welfare of thoroughbred racehorses in training.

The project aims to produce evidence to help reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury, one of the leading causes…