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Is SDFT tendinopathy a “professional condition” in the jumping racehorse?
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To worm or not to worm? Addressing the dilemma of worming treatment decisions for horses in training
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Suppressing unwanted hormonal behaviours in training
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Understanding and treating depression in horses
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Reducing Wind Surgeries in Thoroughbreds: Harnessing Field Data for Genetic Selection
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Electroarthrography to Predict Cartilage Quality
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Assessing the approaches to diagnosing and treating proximal suspensory desmitis
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There's more to it than meets the eye!
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Gut issue biomarkers and their use in signalling dysbiosis
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The importance of good hoof balance to improve performance
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Stem Cell Therapy - the improved diagnostics available to treat lameness
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Lower limb anatomy and how it can be conditioned for racing
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Air Quality and Air Pollution’s Impact on Your Horse’s Lungs
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Gastric ulcers in racehorses – what trainers should know
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The Gerald Leigh Memorial Lectures 2023
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Thermoregulation in horses
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7 Simple Rules for Parasite Control in Racing Yards
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Equine Neck CT: Advancing diagnostic precision in racehorses
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Treating 'bucked shins' in the thoroughbred racehorse
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The importance of the Sacroiliac joint
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International Codes of Practice on equine disease for 2023
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EIPH - could there be links to sudden death and pulmonary haemorrhage?
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Small wounds leading to synovial infections
Equine Infectious Diseases
Equine infectious disease surveillance in Northern Europe
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Racecourse Fracture Support System
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Orthopaedic problems in young Thoroughbreds
Orthopaedic problems in young Thoroughbreds
Experiences with a new surgical technique for ‘Wobblers’ horses
Experiences with a new surgical technique for ‘Wobblers’ horses
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Prick test: Could the ancient Chinese therapy of acupuncture be a trainer’s secret weapon?
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Can we use biomarkers to predict catastrophic racing injuries in thoroughbreds?
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What’s that noise? An overview of exercise-induced upper airway disorders
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The rolled toe shoe - Its dynamic effect on the front foot of the horse
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Zilpaterol fallout - isn't it time for a European wide threshold testing protocol?
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Hydrotherapy for performance - the benefits of water based conditioning - hydrotherapy as a mechanism for enhancing performance in the racehorse
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Funding research in equine veterinary development - the financial impact of the pandemic on scientific research
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Bowed tendons - different treatment options - new ultrasound technology - ultrasound tissue characterisation
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Gerald Leigh Memorial Lectures 2020 - minimising risk from equine infectious disease - how it will hopefully help support education on equine infectious disease
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Minimising serious fractures of the racehorse fetlock - risk reducing of catastrophic fractures associated with the fetlock joint
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The differences between a healthy/unhealthy biome - gastrointestinal disease - disturbances of the gut bacteria
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Radiofrequency therapy - used for reducing pain - managing inflammation - aiding tissue repair - reducing muscle spasm
September 26, 2015: The break of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Zoe Metz/ESW/CSM
PET: the latest advance in equine imaging
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Outlook for Stem Cell Therapy: its role in tendon regeneration
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Colic - effects of inflammation
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Conformation and Breeding Choices
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Antimicrobial resistance
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Roarers - surgery for recurrent laryngeal neuropathy – impact and outcomes
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What is equine welfare? Asks Johnston Racing’s vet Neil Mechie
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Planning a diagnostic-led worm control programme
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Bleeders - the facts, fiction and future direction
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An Introduction to the Functional Aspects of Conformation
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Equine Pain: how can we recognise it and which painkiller should we use?
Post-Race Collapse - Prevention & Management
Post-Race Collapse - Prevention & Management
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Advances in Imaging of the Equine Athletic Heart
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EIPH: An Australian Perspective with Worldwide Implications
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Skin-deep: overcoming barriers for effective transdermal drug delivery
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Fungi - the invisible health risk
Ulcer medication: are the products to treat that different?
Ulcer medication: are the products to treat that different?
The FEI prohibited list and what it means for racing
The FEI prohibited list and what it means for racing
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Wobbler Syndrome and the thoroughbred
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Unravelling Ulceration
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Understanding concussion and protection
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How Equine Influenza viruses mutate
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Combating contamination in the racing yard
HBLB Research on Injuries in Flat Racing: Nature versus Nurture
HBLB Research on Injuries in Flat Racing: Nature versus Nurture
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Equine Herpesvirus-1 : An Elusive Target
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Castrating racehorses: A routine procedure not without its pitfalls
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The On-going Effort to Minimise the Rate and Impact of Fractures
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Getting to Grips with Strangles: Working Together to Break the Strangles-hold
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A report from the Merial - Performance Horse CPD and Raceday at Gowran Park
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Epiduroscopy: an exciting window into back pain in horses
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Tendon function and failure: Recent advances
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The Biome of the lung
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The importance of identifying lower and upper limb lameness
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Coverage of the Merial Raceday - York 2017
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Developing the young foot
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The benefits of salt
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Diagnosis of laryngeal problems: hocus pocus or cutting edge science?
Acting up - the psychology of why horses can act up before a race
Gait and lameness analysis - the Singapore way
Condylar Fractures - how early detection can reduce raceday breakdowns
Testosterone and the thoroughbred - more than just about muscle
Merial performance horse seminar - Newbury & Newmarket 2016
The spread of Equine Flu
Dental infections - how do they affect the racehorse?
Joint Injections - Which medications give the best results?
Metabolomics - The key to understanding equine gut health
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Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMFT) for horses
The UK’s first Equine Flu Awareness Month (EFAM) set for April
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Musculoskeletal injuries - impact and prediction
Gastric disease – how should we treat it?
Guide to Racehorse Shoeing in European Racing Nations
Trainers - check out your horse's dentist before your horse's teeth
Trainers - check out your horse's dentist before your horse's teeth
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All about treating stifles and cysts
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Exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage – a progressive disease affecting performance?
Deworming Thoroughbreds: A Tradition Needing Tweaking - incorporate fecal egg counts in your deworming program
Deworming Thoroughbreds: A Tradition Needing Tweaking - incorporate fecal egg counts in your deworming program
Working to reduce risk of veterinary problems in National Hunt Racing
Working to reduce risk of veterinary problems in National Hunt Racing
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The Cobalt Conundrum
Synovial Infections
Synovial Infections
Incident Management
Incident Management
Nature vs. Nuture
Nature vs. Nuture
Do the muscles of the respiratory system affect performance?
Do the muscles of the respiratory system affect performance?
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Equine Metabolic Syndrome
Climate Change - New equine diseases
Climate Change - New equine diseases
Are stress fractures and training surfaces linked?
Are stress fractures and training surfaces linked?
Hooves and ground surface - the impact of intentional shoeing interventions
Hooves and ground surface - the impact of intentional shoeing interventions
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Shunted heels - Avoiding cracks with proactive management
Streptococcus zooepidemicus - The bug that can place bets
Streptococcus zooepidemicus - The bug that can place bets
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Cardiac rhythm - new technology brings new insights
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The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual - Book Review
Treating sore shins - can current research make a breakthrough?
Treating sore shins - can current research make a breakthrough?
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HBLB tendon & ligament research - equine injury prevention and management
INFLUENZA Are we protecting our horses effectively?
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Pastern Fractures - Split Pasterns, the injury that gets worse before it gets better
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Diagnostic imaging in yearlings - Predicting future soundness
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Hydrotherapy for horses - the many healing qualities of water
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Tie-back surgery - new research
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The downside to antibiotic therapy
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To shoe or not to shoe, that is the question
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Treating Joint Degeneration the Drug-Free Way
The Equine Larynx – on a Knife Edge!
Training the untrainable - how to improve the respiratory system
Is Conformation Relevant?
Federal Intervention in the regulation of steroids in racing
Can fractures be predicted?
Equine gastric ulcer syndrome
Nuclear scanning - the next stage in diagnosing lameness
Pelvic asymmetry in racehorses - increased risk of injury?
Increasing Oxygen Concentration in the Blood of the Racehorse
Strengthening Young Thoroughbreds' Limbs
Tooth Trouble - why regular dentist visits are essential for racehorses
Hoof Matters - concentrating on the foot rather than the shoe
''Jarred Up'' horses - observations by a racecourse farrier
Current research on Pelvic Asymmetry in Racehorses
The Equine Heart - Anatomy, Function and Performance
Racing power - supporting muscular effort through nutrition
Nasal Strips - increasing performance, reducing EIPH
Nutritional ergogenic aids for horses
Equine Exercise Physiology - understanding basic terminology and concepts
California Horse Racing Board explain their drug testing procedures
Is no matter more pressing than international rules on medication?
The importance of worming - keeping parasites under control
Shockwave Therapy - uncovering new treatments
Nutritional Support for bone - maintaining a strong skeleton
Bones of contention - how to maintain a strong skeleton
Dermatologic conditions that affect thoroughbred racehorses
Immunostimulants and their role as an alternative to vaccines
Osteochondritis dissecans - the development, causes and treatments of OCD
Reiki - Paul Peacock discovers the ancient Japanese healing method.