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'Dr. Debbie' Rides Again After Severe Brain Injury

Her safety work led to her role as event physician for the Foxhall CCI*** in 2003 and 2004. "Dr. Debbie" rode around the cross-country course in a golf cart, enjoying...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/eventing/drdebbie_041505/

Terrible Hoof Injury, Amazing Recovery

EQUUS magazine chronicles the recovery of a Thoroughbred gelding with a serious hoof injury. The gelding had apparently stepped on himself in the pasture, effectively amputating the outside quarter of...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/hoof_injury_slideshow_052209/

Why Riding Helmets Work

Everyone has an excuse for not wearing a helmet when they ride: "I'm not going to jump; I'm just going for a trail ride; my horse...

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How to Handle Horse Head Injuries

Of all the injuries your horse may sustain over the course of his life, serious head trauma is one of the least likely. Yet more than a few of us...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/first_aid/headinjuries_112006/

Program Tracks Racing Injuries

Nearly 40 racetracks across the country are participating in a new system for compiling injury statistics that may eventually be used to make racing safer for horses. After a horse is...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/sports/racing/racing_injuries_102908/

Lifesaving Helmet Tips for Equestrians

[/caption] Think about the last time you fell off your horse. Most likely, you were doing an ordinary activity when the unexpected occurred. That’s why it’s a good idea to wear...

http://www.equisearch.com/tack_apparel/rider-apparel/lifesaving-helmet-tips-for-equestrians/

Omega Fatty Acids Are Health Benefits for Horses

Omega fatty acids are becoming a topic of interest for health benefits in horses, for not only skin and hooves, but mental, digestive, reproductive, pulmonary and joint...

http://www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/omega-fatty-acids-are-health-benefits-horses/

Safety Equipment for Riders

Everyone who rides horses--no matter how experienced or how careful--eventually falls off. The key to safe riding is to accept this reality, and do your best to protect yourself...

http://www.equisearch.com/tack_apparel/eqsaferide651/

Preventing Tendon Injuries

What's better than the successful rehabilitation of a tendon or ligament injury? One that doesn't happen at all. While it's impossible to completely avoid injury in an athletic horse, the...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/lameness/eqprevent82/

Lameness and Recovery

Most of the lamenesses that horses suffer have a typical course of action that governs the days, weeks or months that will be necessary for healing. But other factors influence...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/lameness/lamenessrecovery041304/