Scientific Support for Horse health
Support for the horse industry
Our clinical research team provides scientific solutions to sport, performance, racing and pleasure horse problems.
- Specific areas of specialisation, that may have an impact on you, include:
- Investigation of risk factors for lameness.
- Studies into the effect of different surfaces and arenas.
- Investigation into training-associated injury.
- Identification and prevention of injuries that are specifically related to different sports.
- Scientific approaches to the diagnosis, prevention and management of
- Foot pain/navicular disease
- Hindlimb pain – tarsal (hock) pain, suspensory ligament
- Tendon problems
- Suspensory ligament problems
- Joint damage
- Catastrophic fractures
- Pioneering use of MRI to diagnose and understand foot pain, joint disease and lameness.
- Development of scintigraphy for detection of subtle problems in the limbs and back.
- Development of diagnostic tests and vaccines for infectious diseases.
- Disease surveillance.
- Study of the genetics of inherited conditions.
- We work closely with, and provide scientific advice to:
- British Equestrian Federation
- British Dressage
- British Show Jumping Association
- British Eventing
- British Equine Veterinary Association
- World Class Performance
How does our work help YOU?
Even if you have never had a horse referred to the Animal Health Trust, you are likely to have benefited from our work through your own vet. We support the equine veterinary profession by:
- Validation of diagnostic techniques
- Validation of imaging techniques
- Training veterinary surgeons
- Improving understanding of diagnosis and treatment of diseases
- Providing a resource for imaging facilities
- Making our expertise available