April 2017

Profession can saddle up for animals in need

Horse and donkey charity Brooke has has thrown down the gauntlet to keen riders across the profession and the UK via a new fund-raising event, tasking participants to saddle up and ride 100 miles in 100 days to raise £100 for its work.

3 mins

March 2017

Equine breeding protocols and preventive health treatments

Imogen Burrows discusses how to approach this subject with owners, how to carry out an assessment and diagnosing a pregnancy.

22 mins
Charities unite to highlight equine welfare

Brooke, The Donkey Sanctuary, SPANA and World Horse Welfare have formed a coalition that aims to support the implementation of the first ever global welfare standards for working horses, donkeys and mules.

4 mins
Specials could change way vets treat horses

The granting of the UK’s first sterile Manufacturer’s Specials Authorisation by the VMD has the potential to change the way equine vets here manage horses, according to BEVA.

4 mins
Wound management: effective treatment factors and strategies

Moses Brennan highlights factors that can be detrimental to injury repair and provide guidance on strategies to optimise wound healing.

24 mins
Dealing with sweet itch and other summer allergies in horses

Harriet Coates looks at some of the summer's allergies, and how vets and owners need to work together on treatment plans.

29 mins
De-worming horses: improving compliance by implementing targeted plans

David Rendle discusses the implementation of targeted worming plans and the means by which compliance can be improved.

20 mins
Welfare considerations surrounding the management of breeding horses

Madeleine Campbell reviews potential welfare issues that apply particularly to breeding horses and possible methods of addressing them.

18 mins
Latest thinking on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of equine laminitis

Claire Wylie reviews peer-reviewed studies regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention published in 2016.

27 mins
Treating diarrhoea in mature horses

Andy Durham discusses some of the commonly used approaches in treating diarrhoea cases in equine practices.

30 mins

February 2017

Helminth control programmes for equine yearlings at pasture

Jacqueline Matthews explores measures to prevent or manage parasitic worms in young horses, with possible treatment options.

23 mins
Managing pain in horses

Celia Marr looks at the latest information surrounding diseases affecting equines and available analgesic options.

13 mins
Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage in equines

David Rendle discusses the risk factors and methods of prevention for this condition, which mainly affects performance horses.

23 mins

January 2017

Behaviour and exercise health advice for performance horses

Laura Quiney and Sue Dyson explore methods of managing and training horses for competition and how to avoid stress, tension and obesity.

44 mins
Managing lack of libido in stallions

Madeleine Campbell explores lack of libido in stallions, the common clinical presentations and possible management methods.

32 mins
Driving for better road safety

Alex Draper discusses life on the road as an equine vet – and how attending a speeding course was a huge personal wake-up call.

13 mins
Equine diagnostic developments

Annamaria Nagy and Sue Dyson investigate some of the advances in diagnostic imaging in horses using studies on techniques to discover injuries.

28 mins
Understanding Appleby Horse Fair

Suzanne Rogers reports on the results and feedback from a questionnaire with owners at the annual event held in Cumbria.

18 mins

December 2016

Equine lameness workups – investigation stages explained

Laura Quiney and Sue Dyson consider the challenges of identifying the sources of pain causing lameness and poor performance in horses.

50 mins
Approaches to managing and treating equine herpesvirus

Celia Marr describes methods of treating the virus and spotting the clinical signs.

29 mins