The Right Start - page 74 * RRP inc GST $7.50 Liquid Supplements page 18 Girths Part 2 page 10 Cavalia - page 8 Carlton’s Clydesdales page 56 Mouthing in Two Reins page 60 50 LIVER FAILURE by Dr Jennifer Stewart AILURE 56 CARLTON’S CLYDESDALES The largest gland in the body, the liver is critical to horse health, but it is also one of the most vulnerable, particularly to poisonous plants and other substances. Once an integral part of the delivery system, Clydesdale horses still play an important role as ambassadors to CUB. by Wendy Elkes 60 MOUTHING A HORSE IN TWO REINS by Dan Steers, Double Dan Horsemanship Using two long reins with the bit is the next stage in mouthing the young horse. 65 PRODUCT NEWS The latest on what’s new in the market place 66 DIAGONALS AT THE TROT by Janeen S. DeBoard by Dr Joe Pagan - Kentucky Equine Research 70 EFFECTS OF FEEDING ON BEHAVIOUR OF HORSES 74 THE RIGHT START by Julia McLean with Natalie Blundell 78 HORSE FRONT News, veterinary advances and horse happenings. Does a horse’s diet affect its behaviour? There are two schools of thought. A smooth start can set up horse and rider for the optimum cross country round. Rising to the correct diagonal at the trot can initially be learnt by sight but will eventually be determined by feel. IBC SUBSCRIBE TO WIN New and current subscribers can enter to win family and clinic tickets to Equitana Sydney. To subscribe (printed, e-mag or app) visit www.hoofbeats.com.au BONUS ARTICLES in the e-magazine and App • IbIza • MELbOURNE 3 Day EvENt P hotos by J enelle C hristopher. H orse V alley rescues horses on this beautiful party island off the S panish coast and allows them to liv e a more natural life in a herd. • PONy cLUb Nsw statE SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS • i BOOK Through the Eyes of the Horse A week end of j umping hosted by B athurst P ony C lub ISSN 0811-8698 EDITORIAL The 2007 outbreak of Equine Influenza in A ustralia wreak ed hav oc on the eq uestrian community across the E ast C oast, affecting ov er 7 6 , 0 0 0 horses on more than 1 0 , 0 0 0 properties in what was the country’ s largest animal disease emergency. A class action is currently underway against the F ederal G ov ernment and the repercussions are still being felt from the systematic failures of the q uarantine system, with the E astern C reek Q uarantine S tation found to hav e been the most lik ely source of the infection. W hile A ustralia was declared free of the disease in mid 2 0 0 8 after no new cases had been found since D ecember 2 0 0 7 , the outbreak undoubtedly put the spotlight on the need for horse owners to be aware of good husbandry practices and personal hygiene in their day to day dealings with their horses to effectiv ely reduce the spread of disease. A n “ it wont happen to me” attitude is irresponsible as all horse owners need to do what they can to reduce the risk s of an infectious disease being introduced onto their property and spread by their horses or themselv es. There is a wealth of information av ailable on B iosecurity and how to ensure effectiv e measures are in place, howev er for those who hav en’ t tak en the necessary steps or fall into the “ it wont happen to me” camp when an outbreak of a disease mak es the news it again highlights the need for v igilance. LYSSAVIRUS, A NEW THREAT There would be few horse owners who would be unfamiliar with H endra v irus as it has receiv ed considerable attention across all media platforms, thank s in no small part to the fact that it is usually fatal and four people hav e died after contracting H endra from horses. L yssav irus, howev er, a close relativ e of the rabies v irus, is not well k nown. A s reported in our article on page 20, the first case of a horse testing positive to the v irus was recorded in M ay this year with the horse euthanased on M ay 1 1 after falling ill, and another horse put down days earlier that showed similar symptoms. W hile L yssav irus is a rare, bat- borne disease, k nowledge is power, so be sure to familiarise yourself with this disease. Thank fully the owner of the Q ueensland property followed biosecurity measures and prompt attention has been giv en to those in contact with the affected horse and q uarantine measures put in place. MYSTERY VIRUS IN WA W hile not appearing to be serious at this stage, at the time of going to press the W A H ealth D epartment are inv estigating the link between a mystery horse disease and infections in people in the S outh W est of W A . V ets discov ered lesions in horses in J une and the potential link to humans emerged a couple of week s later as people who had come into contact with affected horses dev eloped similar lesions in their mouths. F ortunately, k nown dangerous v iruses were ruled out in early testing, nonetheless, the lack of answers is prov ing frustrating for horse owners in the region. The H oofbeats Team COVER Nec k p ain c an affec t al l asp ec ts of riding and handl ing horses and shoul d be addressed with a heal th p rofessional as many p robl ems are easil y treated. August September 2013 - Page 3 View these articles by C arlos Tabernaberri in the FREE e-preview at www.hoofbeats.com.au