TEHRF

03/05/2024

Mikhaela Thrasher was thrilled when her Clydesdale mare, Nya, gave birth to a healthy c**t named Hercules. But several hours later, Thrasher's happiness turned to fear when she realized that Nya’s uterus had pr*****ed. With Nya quickly losing blood and fighting for her life, Thrasher put in an emergency call to the clinical team.

Read more: https://ow.ly/22Vj50QKsGb

American Association of Equine Practitioners Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Horse Community Journals Inc.

02/29/2024

Pain in the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) — the two joints that connect the lower jaw to the skull — is a common human health issue with up to 60 per cent of adults experiencing symptoms of disease at some point in their lives. But up until a couple of years ago, the same couldn’t be said about horses — and that always puzzled researcher Dr. James Carmalt.

Carmalt’s curiosity led to innovative research that confirmed the occurrence of TMJ disorders in horses — an aspect of veterinary medicine that has been chronically overlooked for decades.

These studies showed that equine TMJs often do show signs of cartilage degeneration and arthritis which progress with age — just as they do in humans and other species.

Learn more about the studies done by Dr. Carmalt and his research colleagues: https://ow.ly/8Paz50QIr54

American Association of Equine Practitioners Saskatchewan Horse Federation Horse Community Journals Inc. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - JAVMA

📸 Christina Weese

10/03/2023

Introducing the five talented researchers who are taking part in the Horse Health Lightning Rounds tonight (6-7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3). 🐴🐎

Each speaker will give a short talk about their research work covering topics that range from temporomandibular joints and equine abortions to parasites and septic arthritis.

The WCVM Townsend Equine Health Research Fund (TEHRF) — the college's equine health-focused research fund — is supporting their research efforts.

Register for this free online event! https://ow.ly/WSNO50PSs3i

03/10/2023

Read more about professor emeritus Dr. Hugh Townsend and his many contributions to horse health and welfare — work that has earned him a place in the Saskatchewan Horse Federation Hall of Fame.

03/02/2023

Dr. Joe Bracamonte of the will be covering the topic of lameness in his Horse Council BC presentation on Mar. 27. Check the information below!

Meet our March Equine Education Madness Week Four presenter: Dr. Joe Bracamonte

Read his bio:https://hcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dr.-Joe-Bracamonte_Biography.pdf

For full speaker line up, more information and to register visit: https://hcbc.ca/news-events/webinars/

02/18/2023

Check out this update on a -supported research project that's making a difference in equine health services for western Canadian veterinarians and their clients!

As the percentage of older horses in Western Canada grows, so does the number of animals that are diagnosed with endocrine disorders such as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) and equine metabolic syndrome (EMS).

That’s why establishing a hormone baseline for diagnosing these diseases in western Canadian horses has become essential, says Dr. Julia Montgomery, an associate professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM).

To read the full article on this study, click here: https://wcvmtoday.usask.ca/articles/2023/02/baseline-for-hormone-levels-in-western-canadian-horses-takes-shape.php

Prairie Diagnostic Services Saskatchewan Horse Federation Horse Council BC Alberta Equestrian Federation

02/18/2023

Dr. Nicole van der Vossen's EquineED Talk on equine muscle diseases is now online.

Click here to watch the talk: https://vimeo.com/wcvmtoday/muscle-diseases

09/22/2022

WCVM graduate and American Association of Equine Practitioners President Dr. Emma Read (DVM '98) highlights the decrease of equine veterinarians in a new article published in TheHorse.com magazine.

To learn more about what you can do as a horse owner, click the link below to read Dr. Read's article.

The supply of equine veterinarians is diminishing rapidly. How can horse owners help?

09/12/2022

You've heard about "influencers," but have you heard about "veterinary influencers"? Horse Sport recently featured Dr. Dan French (WCVM '83) as a Canadian Veterinary Influencer. Dr. French has served as the official FEI Treating Veterinarian at Spruce Meadows for more than 30-years, and is board certified in equine surgery and equine sports medicine and rehabilitation.

Dr. French talks about his experiences in equine medicine here: https://horsesport.com/magazine/profiles/canadian-veterinary-influencers-dr-daniel-french/

This respected veterinarian has been caring for the resident horses and visiting equine athletes at Spruce Meadow for over three decades.

07/05/2022

The WCVM hosted an online EquineED Talk session on equine infectious anemia (EIA) yesterday.

Find the recorded presentation at the link below, which includes a Q & A session with WCVM faculty member Dr. Steve Manning and Dr. Allison Danyluk-Ross of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

https://wcvm.usask.ca/education/equine-seminars.php