The Leading Cause Of Impaired Performance On The Equine Athlete

I was astonished to find out that disabled people can greatly benefit from their therapeutic riding, even when outside of the arena. The idea of someone being with an animal to improve his or her people skills is intriguing. My research suggests that disabled riders may possibly gain better people skills and sensations by being with a horse, rather than talking with a sophisticated human being. In my research, I found that www.sire-htec.org had a great description of how a disabled person would feel on top of a horse. It stated, the horses “rhythmic movements help stiff or spastic muscles to relax, much like rocking soothes a crying baby” (“Benefits”). This information was very helpful when discussing the

Before we jump into the main question, let's jump back to where it all started. Horse therapy dates back to around 600 b.c when the greeks rode horses for therapy. Later, in around 1946 equine therapy then was introduced in Scandinavia. Which then led to the North Americans beginning the handicapped riding which started around 1969. They soon recognized that riding horses or just being

Stretched tendons, torn muscles, and sprained joints are all things that can be healed by vets or even better equine massage therapists. Equine massage therapy is a unique industry within the horse world. Massage therapists are hired to relax horses after hard performance, and help them recover from any various injury they may acquire. Equine injuries are inevitable; recovering from an injury can be very complicated and costly; however there is an alternative. Massage therapy used as a rehabilitation technique can strengthen the injury to heal correctly without future complications, keep the horses muscles relaxed and operating correctly, and assisting the horse to recover in a natural state with no medications. Healing an injury can take many weeks or even months to accomplish, but with massage therapy the healing can be done very efficiently.

To evaluate conformation and gait analysis, an example of a thoroughbred racehorse was examined to show structure and balance; good conformation within perimeters; way of going through photographic evidence to support gait analysis. The horse is a 6 year old, 15.3hh thoroughbred racehorse who has a good pedigree, has won and placed in races on

Following the economic recession of 2008, a survey of more than 10,000 horse owners appears to suggest recovery of the industry. Results showed that 70.6% of respondents owned or managed the same number of horses they did in 2014, indicating an increase in overall industry stability.

In this paper, I will be discussing the equine genetic disease Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) or Impressive Syndrome. I will share the origins of HYPP through the genetic influence of an American Quarter Horse Stallion called Impressive. There will be coverage of the signs of HYPP and comparison to similar symptoms found in other ailments. I will explain the causes of HYPP attacks in regards to the abnormalities in afflicted horse’s potassium levels and voltage-gaited sodium channels. In closing, I will provide recommendations in management practices, prevention and possibilities for eliminating for HYPP from the equine industry.

In the wake of the wars, our military’s men and women have experienced things that most people cannot dare to dream of. Although some of them are able to transition into the civilian life, many are left with scars that are mentally and physically traumatic. Rick Yount established Warrior Canine Connection in order to help veterans and their families find a service dog to successfully guide and aid veterans to become stronger and to function better. Service dogs have been around for many years helping veterans get back on their feet and helping them with their disabilities. Post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury affect hundreds of veterans each day. Those who suffer from amputated limbs must rely on others and mechanical devices to function.

Naylor J. May 1994. Equine hyperkalemic periodic paralysis: review and implications. Can Vet J. 35. 279-285.

Lifting the rider’s legs away from the horse’s sides while still keeping them parallel to the horse will help the rider open their hip and relax their seat. Essentially this simple exercise allows the rider to re mold their seat and leg to the shape off the horse’s body allowing for better contact between the rider’s leg and the horse’s barrel and to have a more following seat. This allows for better communication between horse and rider and will help the rider follow the horse’s motion and in turn create a more adjustable

What are the training requirements that every therapy horse at Heal with Horses must accomplish in order to successfully engage in its therapy

The equine industry is rapidly changing and what is asked of a horse. The sports that are being played with horses are more physical causing the injuries the horses are acquiring to be more severe and different than what has been seen before. There are major injuries and there are minor injuries. All minor injuries can be turned into major injuries if they are not found in time. A main issue in horses is they hide some injuries for as long as three weeks as a survival instinct. Equine thermography has brought new light to this issue allowing issues and injuries to be found before a horse will show the issues.

Twenty American Quarter Horse geldings, aged between four and eight years and weighing ideally 1,000 to 1,300 pounds, shall be used. All horses should ideally be non-athletes that were previously kept as pleasure riding horses. The horses will be completely evaluated clinically and ultrasonongraphically by veterinarians blinded to the study before the experiment to ensure that there are no preexisting health conditions to hinder healing, or any history or signs of previous injuries to the superficial digital flexor tendon. All horses will be placed in individual stalls and paddocks and adapted to their new daily routines for thirty days before the start of the experiment to allow acclimation. Any horses that obtain injury or disease during the course of the study will be removed from the study group to reduce confounding and returned to their provider.

Job tasks vary by position and place of work. Workers are employed in a variety of settings, including, stables, animal shelters, veterinary clinics. Some of the work may be physically or emotionally demanding, and the rate of work related injuries and illnesses is higher than the national average. It is not uncommon for trainers to work five to seven days a week, though often they will often only spend a few hours

There are many biomechanical actions that happen over very short times during equine locomotion that make gait analysis difficult to evaluate using normal diagnostic tools (Clayton, 1993).

When I learned how to heal my horse’s hoof a couple of years ago, the vision of being a vet was reaffirmed. It was a hot summer day when my dad and I were working around the barn. Like any other day as we worked we would check on how the horses were doing, this included grooming them and cleaning their hooves. We noticed one of our horses, Indie, moseying over with a limp and not putting weight on one hoof. I immediately was worried, thinking that he might have a serious injury.