Equine Health
Hoof Care and Management
The New Zealand Equine Research Foundation is most grateful to Dr Julie Bell for compiling this very important booklet on care and management of horses’ feet. As all horsemen and horsewomen know good feet are critical to the horse’s wellbeing and ultimately performance.
Although this booklet is very simple it serves as a very good starting point for people to understand the anatomy and functional aspects of the equine hoof.
The New Zealand Equine Research Foundation is a charitable trust created to foster education and research in the NZ Horse Industry. It is working hard to increase the opportunities in the industry for young New Zealanders and to provide a healthy and secure future for the industry and our horses.
EQUINE VACCINATION
Foaling
EQUINE SKIN CONDITIONS
equine dental CARE
WATCH: Recently the equine hospital team removed an ear-tooth from one of our patients. Watch this video to learn more about an ear-tooth and this interesting procedure.
WATCH: The expertise of our equine hospital team as they perform delicate eye surgery on one of our equine patients. From diagnostics to surgery, and post surgery care - see what is involved when your horse comes in for ophthalmic surgery at RVC.
WATCH: What is involved during a lameness evaluation? Watch this video to see the comprehensive lameness evaluations that are performed by our hospital team - including evaluations for subtle and complex lameness cases.
WATCH: Learn more about the radiography service provided by our equine team!
WATCH: Have you got a horse coming in for surgery or had a horse in for surgery? Watch this video to see the high-level of care provided by our anaesthesia team throughout your horse's surgery.
WATCH: Learn more about what an equine dynamic respiratory endoscopy is and how it helps improve diagnostics for high-performance horses.
WATCH: Our CT Scanner in action! Many will be aware of this new service we can offer to not only small animals, but our large equine patients also; we are excited to show you a few sneak peaks of the scanner in action in this video.
WATCH: Equine arthroscopy surgery at RVC. Arthroscopic surgeries are one of the most common procedures performed at our equine hospital, watch this video to learn what happens during one of these surgeries.
Spotlight case: “Wheezy Breezy”
lifesaving colic surgery
Surgery is often needed for healing to begin
Electroacupuncture for head shakers
NO HOOF, NO HORSE!
equine herpes virus & Associated abortion
breeding your PRECIOUS mare
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELENIUM