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. @USequestrian has published a "white paper" report summarizing "best practice" recommendations from the recent 2025 US Equestrian Veterinary Summit on care and welfare of competition horses in the USA.
But what, exactly, does it say?
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ALT US Equestrian Veterinary Summit best practices for care and welfare of competition sport horses
Another reason to love Irealnd: The Irish government decided to feature the Thoroughbred racehorse on its coinage long ago. (Other coins had salmon, hares, and Irish wolfhounds.) A commemorative coin in 2010 added a new generation to the iconic racehorse! #happystpatricksday
Are the new 2025 Horse Protection Act rules really ready for a February launch? For decades, efforts by @USDAAphis to end the critical equine welfare violation known as "soring" have failed to stop it. Here's a timeline of recent developments.
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A funding boost from @thehorsesab is being celebrated at @ucalgaryvetmed where Professor Thilo Pfau researches relationships between racehorse injury and racing surfaces, using wearable sensors:
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ALT Professor Thilo Pfau of the University of Calgary demonstrated the use of wearable sensors at the Rood & Riddle International Equine Podiatry Conference in 2022. This horse was subjected to before/after analysis as farriers and veterinarians used imaging, trimming, and shoeing methods to help the horse. (Hoof Blog file photo)
I rarely go to the races. I'm there in the morning. I don't like crowds. But I made an exception one Saturday back in 2003, to watch Medaglia d'Oro win the Whitney at Saratoga. He was as impressive to look at in the @TheNYRA paddock as he was to watch on the track. Look it up!
Researchers @NCStateVetMed developed a four-limb compression system for horses with swollen legs and lymphangitis. Read about how it aided horses in a pilot study published in @AVMAvets American Journal of Veterinary Research. hoofcare.blogspot.com/2023/0…
As the new year arrives in Japan, the Shinto faith believes that if you see a white horse, it will bring good luck and guarantee health in the coming year.
The whole world sent horses...but not all sent a team farrier to care for their hooves. Find out what happened, hoof-wise, last week at the FEI World Championships in Denmark. It's all on The Hoof Blog today, with help from Norway's Aksel Vibe. hoofcare.blogspot.com/2022/0…
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