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The Biomechanics of Multiple Limb Lameness: Separating Secondary from Compensatory

Image from Encyclopædia Britannica. William of Ockham [Image]. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Occams-razor#/media/1/424706/194403 By: Kevin G. Keegan, DVM, MS, DACVS First Published: 02/23/2017 “Entia non sunt multiplicanda praetor necessitatum.” Ockham’s Razor, translated (roughly) as “more things should not be used than are necessary”, is attributed to a 14th century friar/philosopher, William of…

Motion Sensor Technology: Advancing Racehorse Safety One Step at a Time

February 25, 2022 no comments in The Latest in Objective Lameness Evaluation

By Sara E. Coleman, The Kentucky Horse Council Executive Director LEXINGTON, KY – The Sixth Annual Tex Cauthen Farrier, Veterinarian and Researcher Seminar was held on January 23, 2022 at the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center on the University of Kentucky campus. Focused on “Protecting the horse, the hoof…

Bridging the Past to New Technologies

December 9, 2021 no comments in The Latest in Objective Lameness Evaluation

Featuring Dr. Ron Genovese – Insight from 56 Years in the Practice of Lameness Diagnosis By Nancy S. Loving, DVM There have been some giants in the equine veterinary industry who have paved the way for following generations of veterinary professionals. In a recent interview, one of those pioneers — Dr.…

Have Attitudes Toward Using the Equinosis Q in Pre-Purchase Exams Changed?

September 11, 2021 no comments in Objective Lameness Measurement, The Latest in Objective Lameness Evaluation

By Sarah E. Coleman, The Kentucky Horse Council Executive Director The Equinosis Q with Lameness Locator has become a more readily accepted diagnostic tool for detecting lameness, both subtle and overt, in the 11 years since its commercial launch. Though respected as a modality to ensure the health and wellness…

Why Doctors Reject Tools That Make Their Jobs Easier

June 1, 2021 no comments in The Latest in Objective Lameness Evaluation

From the thermometer’s invention onward, physicians have feared—incorrectly—that new technology would make their jobs obsolete. BY GINA SIDDIQUI ON OCT 15, 2018 I want to tell you about a brouhaha in my field over a “new” medical discipline three hundred years ago. Half my fellow doctors thought it weighed them down…