Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital

Client Center

Schedule an Appointment

Categories

All

Education Articles

News

Video

RSS Feeds

2017 Client Education Seminar

By Whitney Fields on 01/31/2017 3:10 PM

Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital will host Rood & Riddle Responds, an educational seminar for people engaged in the equine industry, on February 22 at Embassy Suites in Lexington. Now in its thirty-second year, the Rood & Riddle Client Education Seminar will return to the question and answer format that was first implemented last year. As was done last year, questions were submitted by ...

Preparing Horses for Winter

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in the December 2009 KEEP NewsletterPreparing For Winter (PDF)

Potomac Horse Fever

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in the August 2009Â KEEP newsletterPotomac Horse Fever (PDF)

Pasture Associated Laminitis

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in the June-July 2009 KEEP newsletterPasture Associated Laminitis (PDF)

Understanding Ground Impact and Heel Pain

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

by Scott Morrison DVM As many of us have witnessed the foot is a common source of lameness. It has been estimated in multiple retrospective studies that the heel region of the foot alone accounts for more than one third of all chronic lameness in the horse. It shouldnâ€™t be a surprise that the only region of the horseâ€™s body in constant contact with the ground is most susceptible t...

Colostrum â€“ Liquid Gold: The Equineâ€™s Most Precious Commodity

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in the November KEEP NewsletterColostrum-the-Equine-s-Most-Valuable-Commodity

The Right Touch

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Cover Story from May 31, 2008, issue of the Blood-Horse. The Blood-Horse follows Dr. Bramlage through a pair of busy days in the Bluegrass. Reprinted with Permission. Copyright Blood-Horse Publications. Blood-Horse-May-31-2008

Rood & Riddle Report 2008 Issue 1

By 1 on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Rood & Riddle Report - 2008 Issue 1 Rood-and-Riddle-Report-08-Issue-1

Eastern Tent Caterpillars Population Up

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

University of Kentucky Equine Initiative Report - Published in the May KEEP NewsletterEastern-Tent-Caterpillars-UK-Equine-Init-Report

Advances in Equine Orthopedic Surgery

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in the May KEEP NewsletterAdvances-in-Equine-Orthopedic-Surgery

Treatment Options for Bowed Tendons

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in the July KEEP NewsletterTreatment-Options-for-Bowed-Tendons

Infections of the Equine Hoof

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in the September KEEP NewsletterInfections-of-the-Equine-Hoof

Equine Pain Management by Lori Bidwell, DVM

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in the March KEEP NewsletterEquine-Pain-Management

A Review of Equine Leptospirosis: An Emerging Cause of Abortion

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in the KEEP January 2008 Newsletter.Keep-Newsletter-1-08

Commonly Encountered Skin Disorders

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in KEEP November 2007 Newsletter.keep-newsletter11-07

Colic Prevention

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

Published in KEEP September 2007 Newsletter.keepnwsletter9-07

Thrush

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

By Bob Agne, DVMThrush is a common hoof problem that many horse owners and care givers recognize. Although most mild cases of thrush do not cause lameness, it can become more serious and cause pain, lameness and/or more severe infection if left untreated. Additionally, the presence of thrush may be an indication of more serious foot problems. Thrush is observed as a black, foul sm...

Gastric Ulcers in Horses

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

By Bonnie S. Barr, VMD, DACVIM Gastric ulcers are a common medical condition in horses and foals. Numerous publications have identified that up to 60% of show horses have ulcers and up to 90% of racehorses may develop gastric ulcers. The equine stomach holds about 4 gallons and is divided into two distinct parts, the nonglandular portion and the glandular portion. The nonglandul...

Navicular Syndrome

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

by Vern Dryden, DVM, CJF Navicular syndrome is a term used today when referring to palmar heel pain and pathology of the navicular apparatus in the horseâ€™s foot. Structures that comprise the navicular apparatus are the navicular bone, suspensory ligament of the navicular bone (connects the navicular bone to the bottom end of the pastern bone), impar ligament (connects the...

Tooth Root Abscess

on 08/08/2016 11:18 AM

by R. Brad Tanner, DVM Tooth root infection in the horse is a relatively common disorder occurring primarily in the cheek teeth. Upper and lower cheek teeth have been reported to become infected at similar rates. The terms tooth root abscess and tooth root infection are synonymous, though a more accurate term is apical infection. Apical refers to the tooth root area and surrou...

1 2