Rood & Riddle Q&A: Roarers
Dr. Brett Woodie, a board certified surgeon and partner at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, answers questions about “roarers”—horses with an upper-airway condition that, in serious cases, can adversely affect an equine’s ability to breathe properly during exertion. A large focus of Dr. Woodie’s practice is devoted to helping horses with this condition. He was a member of the Cornell University surgical team that developed a surgical procedure (the Tie-forward) to correct dorsal displacement of the soft palate. In addition, he was instrumental in developing the Cornell Collar, a patented device that offers a surgical alternative by providing throat support […]
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Q&A: Dr. Bramlage discusses Archarcharch
Equine orthopedic surgeon Dr. Larry Bramlage, a top veterinarian with world-renowned equine hospital Rood & Riddle, performed surgery on Kentucky Derby contender Archarcharch Sunday to repair a lateral condylar fracture to his left, front leg. Bramlage, the on-call veterinarian for the Kentucky Derby, first diagnosed the injury at the conclusion of the Run for the Roses, after which, the horse was transported to Rood & Riddle the next day. In the following Q&A with Off-TrackThoroughbreds.com, Dr. Bramlage, a nationally recognized pioneer in fracture-repair techniques, answers questions about the treatment method he performed on Archarcharch. He also discusses the “common” nature […]
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Rood & Riddle Q&A: Thoroughbred feet
In this second installment of our special Horse-Health Q&A series with world-renowned veterinary practice Rood & Riddle, podiatry expert Dr. Raul Bras answers a few questions about Thoroughbred feet. Dr. Bras discusses the all-too-familiar laminitis ailment to which Thoroughbreds are particularly susceptible, as well as the possible connection between systemic illness and development of hoof ailments, as well as and how to gauge a horse’s chances to founder. A 2005 graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Bras has been a leading veterinarian at Rood & Riddle since joining the Podiatry Center as a fulltime associate in 2007. […]
