Veterinario Equino Zé Silva

03/09/2020

Researcher David Marlin carried out a study on the cooling efficacy of different equine leg Cooling methods. Standing in ice and water still proves to be the most effective cooling technique.

26/01/2020

Navicular syndrome (NS) is all too common a pathology, one paper expressed it as appertaining to a third of all forelimb lameness’ and yet many papers express t

14/01/2020

13/01/2020

Often horses and their teams of professionals struggle with perpetuating cycles. Vets, and physios in particular struggle with re-occurring, higher, musculoskel

09/07/2019

Más de 26.000 españoles morirán este año en los 30 días siguientes al diagnóstico de algún tipo de infección causada por bacterias multirresistentes a los...

26/03/2019

*** THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DEDICATED TO VETERINARY REHABILITATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY COMES TO THE UK! ****

>We are delighted to announce that the next IAVRPT Symposium in association with ACPAT will be hosted by the University of Cambridge in August 2020.
>With up to 5 days of Wetlabs, Association meetings, Keynote Lectures from Industry Leaders, Scientific research, Poster Presentations, Social Events and MUCH more.

We are looking forward to welcoming you all to this fantastic event.

13/03/2019

Effect of Toe length!

Farriers can influence where the ground reaction force enters the hoof. Horses already do this to an extent with conformation. Very upright horses have a close ground reaction force, which creates small forces in the tendon. Horses with a long sloping pastern have a ground reaction force vector that is longer, with larger forces in the tendon. With a longer toe, the ground reaction force moment arms get bigger, and force on the tendon grows (Figure 2). Calculations show that 1 centimeter of toe length in an average Thoroughbred comes to 50 kilos of force acting on the tendons. (American Farriers Journal)

Figure ( Renate Weller Dr Med.Vet, PhD, MRCVS, FHEA - Professor in Comparative Imaging and Biomechanics - Royal Veterinary College University of London)

21/02/2019

How do horses become infected with EHV-1, and how can you prevent your horse from getting sick at your next event? Check out these five fast facts to avoid “going viral.”

27/01/2019

24/01/2019

The long-toed, low-heeled hoof is a common and difficult-to-manage hoof abnormality. Here's what you should know.

23/01/2019

Also known as “buttress foot,” this condition primarily affects horses with poor leg conformation in high-impact disciplines. A veterinary podiatry expert explains.

07/01/2019

https://m.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-estudio-concluye-caballos-pura-sangre-lusitano-adaptado-morfologia-mayor-competitividad-20181226145648.html

La Asociación de Criadores de Pura Sangre Lusitano (APSL) establece su 'estándar racial', por el cual se indican las características morfológicas propias de...

04/01/2019

https://equusmagazine.com/management/prevent-arthritis-in-horses

Arthritis typically begins to appear in middle-aged horses. However, you can take steps to protect your horse's joints throughout his life.

20/12/2018

25/11/2018

🐴 Equine Distal Limb Anatomy 🐴

This is a drawing I did a while ago, at the beginning of my first year actually! I thought it useful to share 😊 (for clarification, the DIP joint encompasses between P2 and P3).

The RVC also have a brilliant anatomy simulation for this region: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/static/review/equine-distal-limb/index.html

02/11/2018

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/must-let-horses-horses-charitys-welfare-warning-669642 .01

‘There are those who pamper their animals, over-feed them treats, keep them in stables all day and pile rugs on them all year’

18/10/2018

http://www.cresa.cat/blogs/sociedad/primera-deteccio-de-la-circulacio-del-virus-del-nil-occidental-en-un-cavall-a-catalunya/

Resum del primer cas de Virus del NIl Occidental en un Cavall a Catalunya

30/09/2018

Find out which horses are at the highest risk for feed-related choke and what you can do to reduce that risk.