The presence of a wound can throw some owners off as to the underlying cause of a horse’s pain or lameness, says Laurie Goodrich, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, professor of surgery and lameness at CSU’s Equine Hospital and Orthopaedic Research Center, in Fort Collins.
“Just like a human hospital, we address all aspects of medical care. On any given day, we can be working on anything from a 2,000 pound Clydesdale to a newborn miniature foal. The hospital provides for all services.” -Dr. Chris Kawcak
Eleven-year-old Alpine Griffin (Fort Collins, Colo.) and her mom/trainer Suzanne Cox Griffin attended the 2019 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm with a black and white pinto (Always Chipper, a patient of the Equine Field Service) new to the pony hunter scene.
Members of the CSU equine community celebrated the groundbreaking for the Johnson Family Equine Hospital on Aug.6.
While any disease that affects livestock and spreads easily is sure to raise alarm, Ragan Adams, Colorado State University veterinarian and coordinator for the Veterinary Extension Specialist Group said things could be worse.
Bijou was bleeding to death when she arrived at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where veterinarians saved her life. In early June she gave birth to a healthy foal.
Couple relocates from New Zealand to join the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences as associate professors of theriogenology.
Last month, Texas and New Mexico animal health officials announced that the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus was confirmed in their states. This disease often spreads to Colorado soon thereafter.
“Fitness plays a major role in the efficiency of cooling down,” says Erin Contino, MS, DVM, Dipl. ACVSMR, an eventer and assistant professor of equine sports medicine and rehabilitation at Colorado State University’s Equine Orthopaedic Research Center, in Fort Collins. “Conditioning leads to physiologic adaptations that help to dissipate heat.”
“Hindsight’s always twenty-twenty, but they should not have been racing those days," equine surgeon Dr. Wayne McIlwraith told the Daily News, referring to Southern California’s record rainfall in May and a storm May 16.