A team of farriers is banding together to help a colleague’s family who were among the victims of the Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque shooting earlier this month.
An analysis of data from the Equine Injury Database (EID), comparing 2018 statistics with figures from 2017, has shown an insignificant increase in the frequency of fatal injury, as announced Friday, March 22, 2019, by The Jockey Club.
About a year ago, Spc. Taylor McDade discovered the Horse Cavalry Detachment of the U.S. Army, and he’s never looked back since. His lifelong dream of working with animals became a reality when he was officially assigned to work with the equines used in the Army, according to Fort Hood Sentinel.
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Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital will be hosting the International Podiatry Conference in Lexington, Ky. The educational seminar is for veterinarians and farriers, aimed at creating a collaboration between the two professionals while also increasing and sharing their knowledge of biomechanics, laminitis and new innovations within equine podiatry.
The new drug designed to treat hyperinsulinemia, velagliflozin from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, has proven effective in reducing post-meal insulin levels, according to a recent study conducted by Queensland University of Technology. The new drug targets the overproduction of insulin in response to glucose and excretes excess glucose in the urine.
A goal of the Equine Soundness Professionals is to bring farriers and veterinarians together as colleagues for footcare solutions for the horses they work with. To foster this spirit, the group hosted its first seminar on March 16, 2019, in Wellington, Fla.
Oleo Acres Farrier and Blacksmith Supply owner Rob Michel walks viewers through the Littleton, Colo., warehouse. Inventory is organized with the customer in mind. If the product is in stock and easy to find, farriers can spend more time under a horse, which Michel says is more money in your pocket.
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