Equi-Pet

25/02/2023

A great article on ECVM

Authors: Christine Gee, Alison Small, Kathleen Shorter and Wendy Y. Brown Published: Animals 10:667 (2020) 1-11. www.mdpi.com/journal/animals Abstract (click on the link above to download full article): Equine Caudal Cervical Morphologic Variation (ECCMV) is a congenital malformation of the caudal c...

25/02/2023

A great exercise to try ..

24/02/2023

Interesting find on a racehorse filly .. can you see what it is?
Below the nose piece on the headstall.. a loss of blood flow. More common to see this in western pleasure horses.

Without thermal imaging, it would have gone unnoticed ..as there is no pain and no sight of injury.

21/02/2023

PREVENTION...This is why I chose to become an equine thermographer. Let me explain.
Veterinary standard infrared imaging is one of the ONLY tools to help an owner, trainer, veterinarian, or track attendant non-invasively monitor the condition of the racing thoroughbred. I'm being selective on this group of horses because this is a PROVEN correlation.
What does the research PROVE:
-45 racing thoroughbred horses
-7 different trainers
-Thermography agreed with the trainer's concern at a rate of 88% accuracy
-Thermography agreed with the veterinarian's assessment at a rate of 95% accuracy (19 of 20 horses seen by a veterinarian.)
-In EACH of the injured horses, the SITE of injury was IDENTIFIED AT LEAST 2 WEEKS 💥BEFORE💥 the injury was diagnosed.
-In the three "sore" horses, multiple sites were evident 2-4 weeks PRIOR to the removal of training.
-This research indicated that thermographic changes could be detected in the joints and tendons of horses two weeks BEFORE there were clinical signs of a problem.
-3 horses were diagnosed with carpal chips
-1 horse was diagnosed with fetlock chips
-2 horses had tendon injuries
-Shin thermal asymmetries correlated to horse age
Second study:
-50 horses
-10 trainers
-Thermography agreed with the trainer's concerns at 94.5% accuracy
-Thermography agreed with veterinary assessment at 95% accuracy (20 of 50 horses seen by a veterinarian).
-Thermographic findings were positive in time frames of 1-13 weeks prior to clinically apparent lameness and the average of all horses was 2.3 weeks.
According to this study, correlations in thermographic findings and track surface changes were also observed.
We can be proactive rather than reactive and in the case of the racing thoroughbred, this is crucial for the success of the animal.
Does this correlate to track reputation, you tell me.
Source:
Turner, DVM, MS;, T., Pansch, DVM, J. and Wilson, DVM, J., 2001. Thermographic Assessments of Racing Thoroughbreds. Proceedings fo the Annual Convention of the AAEP 2001, 47, pp.344-346.

The journey and sad end of a gelding named Creative Plan has raised questions about safety protocols at Turf Paradise

21/02/2023

Get the whole picture with thermal imaging
..REAL IMAGES ..TANGIBLE RESULTS..

As therapists, we all strive to achieve a change after our treatments are completed. A few years ago year, I asked Pinpoint Thermal Imaging to join me for a thermography session with my clients.

The results were completely unexpected! The images below were taken only minutes apart. This horse is a chronic cribber and you can see the almost immediate decrease in inflammation with only 1 joint being mobilized.

Imagine how good your horse feels after an entire session!!! Thank you for allowing me to "see" my clients in a different way!!

19/02/2023

"IT ALL STARTED WHEN A RACEHORSE CALLED PERCY WENT DOWN MID-RACE. (Sharon )

went down the ECVM rabbit hole, the findings, and the knowledge of this disorder.are beyond words ...