Aging a horse by it's teeth - links to article and poem

Horse Science: determining the age of a horse by it's teeth



Aging a horse by it's teeth article from Irish Times Supplement Saturday November 27th 2008

To Tell the Age of a Horse.

To tell the age of any horse, inspect the lower jaw, of course,
The six front teeth the tale will tell, Ane every doubt and fear dispel.
Two middle 'nippers' you behold
Before the colt is two years old;
Before eight weeks two more will come;
Eight months the 'corners' cut the gum.
The outside grooves will disappear
From middle two in just one year,
In two years from the second pair;
In three the 'corners', too, are bare.
At two, the middle 'nippers' drop;
At three, the second pair can't stop;
When four years old, the third pair goes;
At five, a full new set he shows.
The deep black spots will pass from view
At six years from the middle two;
The second pair at seven years;
At eight, the spot each 'corner' clears.
From middle 'nippers', upper jaw,
At nine the black spots will withdraw,
The second pair at ten are white;
Eleven finds the 'corners' light.
As time goes on, the horsemen know
The oval teeth three-sided grow;
They longer get, project before,
Till twenty, when we know no more.

Balance in movement: how to achieve the perfect seat by Suzanne von Dietze

This book title Balance in movement: how to achieve the perfect seat by Suzanne von Dietze is on order.

In the meantime some refs. from the title can be viewed from Amazon Books.

Equine pedigree services links

Pedigree, conformation, claiming, and breeding selection services for the racing industry.

Wellcome Library - history of medicine

Visit the Wellcome Library blog - history of medicine which includes equines

Collections of books, manuscripts, archives, films and pictures on the history of medicine from the earliest times to the present day.

Sample result for racehorse

Sample result for horse AND gait AND image

Sample result of search for pony AND image

Notes from Library Training Saturday 13th September 2008.

Thanks to all who attended Library Orientation/Training on Saturday. Particular thanks to Paddy ohora who was very helpful with IT support.

Wiley Interscience database for electronic books was the most popular item of the day. Here are some titles currently available (all are on trial so we don't have control when they disappear from view at the moment).

Remember to logon to UL databases first via Access e-Resources from Home.

Titles with word "Equine" 9 at present:


Business Management for the Equine Industry
Online Book

Equine Dentistry
Online Book

Equine Injury, Therapy and Rehabilitation (Third Edition)
Online Book

Equine Neurology
Online Book

Equine Nutrition and Feeding (Third Edition)
Online Book

Equine Respiratory Diseases
Online Book

The Equine Veterinary Nursing Manual
Online Book

Manual of Equine Anesthesia and Analgesia
Online Book

Practical Equine Dermatology
Online Book

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Titles with word "Horse" 5 at present:

Breeding Horses
Online Book

Clinical Radiology of the Horse (Second Edition)
Online Book

Fertility and Obstetrics in the Horse (Third Edition)
Online Book

Horse Stable and Riding Arena Design
Online Book

Practical Horse Law: A Guide for Owners and Riders
Online Book
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Grazing the long acre - distance students in Equine Science using the Glucksman Library of the University of Limerick

Equine students please click here to read about yourselves using the Glucksman Library at UL from a distance ... it's all about you ...

Databases - Blackwell Synergy merges into Wiley InterScience

Blackwell Synergy provides medical and psychology journals relevant to Equine and Life Sciences.

Wiley publishers are merging with Blackwell and from Monday June 30th articles from both databases will be availabe via Wiley InterScience. Blackwell Synergy will be closed on Friday June 27th, both databases will be unavailable on June 28th and 29th and the transition to Wiley ought to be complete on Monday June 30th.

Equine searches within CAB Abstracts via UL online databases

CAB Abstracts online database contains summaries of journal articles on Equine Science related topics:

Equine = 34851 records
Equine genetics = 6 records
Equine AND genetics = 1919 records
Horse breeding = 707 records
Horse AND breeding = 6859 records
Grasslands = 85458 records
Grasslands AND grazing = 28896 records
Equine AND tourism = 19 records
Horse AND tourism = 225
Equine AND sport = 2807 records
Equine AND leisure = 31

Remember to login via Access electronic databases from home http://www.ul.ie/~library/remoteaccess.html

EV2904 assignment article

Relevant article for EV2904 - Equine reproduction and management of mares and stallions - please email dislib@ul.ie for copy

English Title: Breeding mares on foal-heat.
Personal Authors: MacPherson, M. L., Blanchard, T. L.
Author Affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, PO Box 100136, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Editors: No editors
Document Title: Equine Veterinary Education, 2005 (Vol. 17) (No. 1) 44-52
Abstract:
The intent of this article is to review the literature regarding processes of uterine involution and events that impact PR in the first oestrus post partum in an effort to allow the practitioner to optimize this breeding period. Emphasis will be placed on treatment modalities that have been investigated to improve foal-heat PR, and breeding strategies for post partum mares will be offered.Publisher: Equine Veterinary Journal Ltd.