August 25, 2006

Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome

August 25, 2006/ Webmaster

Vets and other professionals recognise that gastrointestinal function and health in horses exists in a finely balanced state. Most conditions relating to the intestinal tract, for example colic and diarrhoea are well understood and are most commonly treated either medically or surgically.

Dr Mark Dunnett & Dr Catherine Dunnett (European Trainer - issue 15 - Autumn 2006)

June 30, 2006

Electrolyte Balance – vital to the proper functioning of a racehorse's system

June 30, 2006/ Webmaster

Electrolytes are essential components of the racehorse’s diet as they are vital to the proper functioning of the body’s basic physiological processes, such as nerve conduction, muscle contraction, fluid balance and skeletal integrity.

Catherine Dunnett (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)

June 30, 2006

Inhalation therapy - treating airway problems in the racehorse

June 30, 2006/ Webmaster

Physiologically speaking, one of the major limiting factors to racehorse performance is how efficiently the lungs can exchange gasses. Clearly any threat to the efficiency of the lungs will result in poor performance.

Paul Peacock (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)

June 30, 2006

Back problems - how they can affect performance, and how to treat them

June 30, 2006/ Webmaster

It is well documented that horses can suffer with back problems and they tell us by their actions. Sometimes the signs are blatant – for instance the horse stops jumping, or displays an obvious aversion to being saddled. Most of the time the signs are much more subtle.

Jo Sutton-Walker (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)

May 28, 2004

Hoof Cracks - a very common problem in racehorses

May 28, 2004/ Webmaster

A keen-eyed racegoer spotted a horse running in the USA last summer with six quarter cracks spread between three of its feet. While this number would be highly unusual in the UK, the problem of the hoof crack is not, and is one, which plagues the trainer, vet and farrier. For the trainer, the words “The apple of your eye has popped a quarter crack, guv’nor,” are not welcome. Some great names have won Group One and other big races carrying hoof cracks, but the onset of a crack will result at minimum in serious problems in the horse’s preparation. Nevertheless, it is quite common for several horses to have cracks of one kind or another in a larger yard at the height of summer.

Tony Lindsell (European Trainer - issue 7 - Spring 2004)

May 28, 2004

Do horses suffer from jet-lag?

May 28, 2004/ Webmaster

The consequences of jet lag for the equine athlete have become more relevant in recent times due to increased travel of performance horses across multiple time zones for international competition.

Barbara Murphy (European Trainer - issue 7 - Spring 2004)

European Trainer Article Index

Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome

Electrolyte Balance – vital to the proper functioning of a racehorse's system

Inhalation therapy - treating airway problems in the racehorse

Back problems - how they can affect performance, and how to treat them

Hoof Cracks - a very common problem in racehorses

Do horses suffer from jet-lag?

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