The equine navicular enthesis organ, showing structures of the navicular apparatus. Image: Osborne, Blas-Machado, Cornille, Uhl
“Navicular” is a diagnosis that nobody wants to hear. The prognosis is often poor, resulting in full or partial retirement of the horse. Equine Science Foundation co-founder Paige LaBella looks at a review of the latest research, which suggests navicular syndrome might be preventable.
Navicular is usually associated with front foot pain and damage to the navicular bone, deep inside the hoof structure, and any of a number of structures around it.
But what if there was a way to prevent it through training? A promising review paper on navicular syndrome suggests this may be the case.
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Deadly cobra injured by bird snare gets help in eastern India A five-foot-long monocled cobra got trapped in a snare meant for trapping birds in a forest in eastern India.
On 26 February, a local resident called Snake Helpline saying a snake had entered his house near Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
The injured cobra had tugged desperately to escape the snare, plastic strings cut deeply into its skin and flesh, leaving it in severe pain.
A volunteer, Arun Baral, went to the house and rescued the snake.
Seeing its condition, he brought it to Subhendu Mallik, General Secretary of Snake Helpline, who in turn took it to Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) for treatment.
Dave Crossman, who started the the Save The Dragon group and is chairman of the steering committee, said: This is a long drawn-out process and it is difficult in the middle of a pandemic. But even with limited available methods of communication we have still managed to get the word out and raise £90,000. I do feel like it is going to take a lot longer than we hoped, but we are still committed, with a strong committee that meets every other week and moves things forward. I am really pleased to take it from an idea over a beer to where we are now as a fully registered society.