Veterinary & Wellness

Joint effort The horse’s musculoskeletal system role DOTT.SSA EMANUELA VALLEDIP. SCIENZE VETERINARIE – UNIVERSITÀ DI TORINO EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition Seeing horses jump on the Olympic competition arenas is certainly exciting. But have we ever thought about the workload that the musculoskeletal system has to support? In particular, the horses’ joints…

The Legacy of Paris 2024

The Legacy of Paris 2024 Horse riding made its debut at the Olympic Games as an official sport in Paris in 1900 with some show jumping events. At the 1912 Stockholm Games equestrian sports were awarded a permanent place in the Olympic programme. The 1952 Helsinki Games were a turning point, as women were allowed…

LAMINITIS

One of the most severe diseases for horses DOTT.SSA EMANUELA VALLEDIP. SCIENZE VETERINARIE – UNIVERSITÀ DI TORINO EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition No owner would ever want to face the hard reality of laminitis. The pain that the horse feels is unbearable: it is a sharp pain in the feet that makes…

HORSES & LAW

SAFEGUARDING OF YOUNG EQUESTRIANS Prevention measures The aim of the new ‘Sport Reform’ legislation is to guarantee the fundamental right of every member of the FISE to be treated with respect and dignity as well as being protected from any form of abuse, harassment, gender violence and any other discrimination, regardless of ethnicity, personal beliefs,…

SMART TRAINING

Technology at the service of the horse DOTT.SSA EMANUELA VALLE DIP. SCIENZE VETERINARIE – UNIVERSITÀ DI TORINO EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition Every little thing counts in managing a horse. Nowadays, Smart technologies allow us to develop the full potential of the horse’s health and performance. Being more precise helps improving and…

INTERVIEW

SIR MARK TODD A NAME CARVED IN OUR HISTORY Verdiana Diaris – Susanna Cottica Sir Mark Todd is among New Zealand’s most celebrated sportsmen with two Olympic gold and three bronze medals, and every other major title available to him in the sport of three-day eventing. Born in Cambridge (NZ) in 1956, Todd grew up…

ROLEX SHOW JUMPING EVENTS

Highway TN N.O.P. & Willem Greve Willem Greve and his fantastic stallion triumph in front dof the ‘s-Hertogenbosch home crowd Hghway TN N.O.P. celebrated in the best possible way the recognition awarded him by the KWPN at the Stallion Show in February. Just over a month after being named show jumping horse of the year,…