Every issue of the magazine is mailed directly to those whose profession makes them responsible for the health, well-being and treatment of horses every day. Horse Health's core readership is made up of the industry's decision-makers - the people with significant buying power at riding schools, livery yards, training schools, bloodstock agencies, veterinary practices, breeders and competition yards.
TACKLING common ragwort can be a practical example of the Big Society in action, according to Agriculture Minister Jim Paice.
With the weed now in season, Mr Paice is calling on landowners, local groups and nature lovers to work together to help control its growth.
He has pointed out that while the plant makes an important contribution to wildlife and biodiversity, it also has a devastating effect on animals including horses and donkeys.
Iris Cysts: A treatable cause of behavioural problems in the horse?
By Brian Patterson and Tim Knott, The Equine Eye Clinic, Rowe Veterinary Group
Vet Ophthalmol. 2004 Sep-Oct;7(5):360-8.The use of semiconductor diode laser for deflation and coagulation of anterior uveal cysts in dogs, cats and horses: a report of 20 cases.
Gemensky-Metzler AJ, Wilkie DA, Cook CS.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2008 Nov 15;233(10):1610-2.Successful treatment of head shaking by use of infrared diode laser deflation and coagulation of corpora nigra cysts and behavioral modification in a horse.
Berger JM, Bell SA, Holmberg BJ, Madigan JE.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1997 Aug 1;211(3):341-3.Neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser treatment of cystic granula iridica in horses: eight cases (1988-1996).
Gilger BC, Davidson MG, Nadelstein B, Nasisse M.
Joint Management
Chartered Veterinary Physiotherapist, Anna Risius P.G.DipVetPhys, considers how best to support the equine musculo skeletal system
Should equine athletes commence training during skeletal development?: changes in tendon matrix associated with development, ageing, function and exercise
R. K. Smith1, Helen Birch, J. Patterson-Kane†, E. C. Firth†, L. Williams1, W. Cherdchuthams, W. R. van Weerens and A. E. Goodship1
EVJ Vol31 Issue S30, 1999
The influence of ageing and exercise on tendon growth and degeneration-hypotheses for the initiation and prevention of strain-induced tendinopathies
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology
R. K. W. Smith, H. L. Birch, D. Heinegård and A. E. Goodship.
Vol 133, Issue 4, 2002, pp 1039-1050
The effect of exercise-induced localised hyperthermia on tendon cell survival
Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 200, Issue 11, 1997, pp1703-1708
HL Birch, AM Wilson and AE Goodship
Hoof accelerations and ground reaction forces of Thoroughbred racehorses measured on dirt, synthetic, and turf track surfaces
AmJVR 2009, Vol. 70, No. 10, Pages 1220-1229
Jacob J. Setterbo, BS; Tanya C. Garcia, MS; Ian P. Campbell, DVM; Jennifer L. Reese, DVM; Jessica M. Morgan, BS; Sun Y. Kim, DVM; Mont Hubbard, PhD; Susan M. Stover, DVM, PhD
Biochemical composition of equine carpal articular cartilage is influenced by short-term exercise in a site-specific manner
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Vol 9, Issue 7, 2001, pp635-632
R. C. Murray, H. L. Birch, K. Lakhani and A. E. Goodship
