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Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Equine Hock and Stifle

...in yearlings prior to going into training. The disease is confirmed with radiographs. When clinical signs are present in association with OCD lesions in the hock, surgery is the recommended...

Osteochondrosis in Horses

...of osteochondrosis. For example, when a yearling horse has a large subchondral cystic lesion in one stifle and a defect in the other, osteochondrosis is generally assumed to be the...

Indicators of Health or Illness in Horses

...birth are 80 to 120 bpm, older foals are 60 to 80 bpm, and yearlings are about 40 to 60 bpm. In adult horses, the rate will become lower as...

Positive Effect of Exercise for Foals

...type of activity, be helpful or harmful? In a study designed to investigate these questions, computed tomography scans were made of the fetlock joints of 12 long yearlings (18 months...

Stereotypies and Tools for Feeding Horses

...and yearlings. *Stanley, S.O., J.P. Cant, and V.R. Osborne. 2015. A pilot study to determine whether a tongue-activated liquid dispenser would mitigate abnormal behavior in pasture-restricted horses. Journal of Equine...

Performing a flexion test on a horse's hind leg

Positive Effects of Glucosamine Supplementation in Young Horses

...glucosamine HCl could affect joint inflammation and cartilage metabolism after an inflammatory insult. The trial involved 14 Quarter Horse yearlings. The horses were divided into two groups and were fed...

Successful Weaning of Foals: Keep Them Eating

...Whitehouse said, “as it is the day-to-day, constant concussion that makes bone dense and resilient.” DuraPlex provides weanlings, yearlings, and older horses with the nutrients necessary to keep bone strong...

Role of Nutrition Management in Farm-Wide Incidence of Skeletal Problems

...farm problems. It appeared likely in that study that calcium, phosphorus, copper, and zinc deficiencies were involved in the development of epiphysitis, contracted tendons, and OCD lesions in yearlings. Since...

Throroughbred racehorse looking at training track

Roaring and Choking Down in Horses

...a recent study of 427 Thoroughbred yearlings, one horse in four had airway blockage severe enough to compromise passage of air. What can be done to help roarers? Owners of...

Thoroughbred Joint Injuries During Training

...yearlings (in the late fall of the year following their birth year) when the study started, and each horse was followed in the study until the late fall of its...

Love and Devotion Help Special Filly Beat the Odds

...was also called Little Bit, Peanut, Pumpkin, Black Velvet and Squirt. She steadily progressed from a 30 pound whickering wonder, to a 500 pound playful yearling who was able to...

Register for Free Downloadable Guide: Nutritional Management of Horses on a Breeding Farm

...guide includes practical feeding and management strategies for young horses and breeding stock including foals, orphan foals, weanlings, yearlings, two-year-olds, gestating and lactating mares, and stallions. Register to download here....

Research Intern Enthusiastic about Kentucky Experience

...far I’ve had so many new experiences, including the Keeneland yearling sales, scoping horses, and carrying out various trials and studies. It’s great to be brought together, living and working...

Pregnancy Loss in Mares

...or coming in contact with nasal discharge in the environment. Mares that recently aborted are highly contagious. Weanlings and yearlings are very susceptible to EHV-1 and could become future carriers,...

Research Supports Heritability of Racing Ability

...determine each horse’s trend toward speed and maturation rate. With this information, managers and trainers could make more educated decisions as to whether each yearling should be pointed toward two-year-old...