Equine fetal post-mortem guidelines for veterinarians
Around 5% of Thoroughbred mares in Australia lose their pregnancies each year, resulting in significant welfare, environmental and economic impacts across the Thoroughbred industry. These...
THOROUGHBRED HORSES
Health and performance of pony club horses
39 pages
Published: 1 Oct 2000
Author(s): Buckley, Petra, More, Simon, Dunn, Tony
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This report details the first of three phases of a study, that aims to help pony clubs manage their horses for optimal health and performance (H&P). The investigators addressed the relevance of this research to pony clubs in the following ways:
• Obtaining approval/endorsement/input for this study at all levels of the Australian Pony Club Association
• Study design in 3 interdependent phases (e.g. phase 2 depends on phase 1 etc)
• Involving members of pony club directly in the research process as participants in all phases
• Dedicating stage 1 and 3 to qualitative social inquiry to ensure that pony clubs guide the direction of the research
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