This week, USEF Senior ("S") Dressage Judge Sandy Osborn explains the term "straightness" and how dressage riders achieve it using exercises such as shoulder-in and shoulder-fore. In Vet Connections, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute Veterinarian Dr. Courtney Wittich joins us to talk about the diagnosis and treatment of navicular syndrome.
Sandy Osborn, Porterdale, GA, is a USEF Senior ("S") Dressage Judge and USDF Gold and Silver Medalist. She currently trains out of Ashland Farm, Covington, GA
Dr. Courtney Wittich, MS,DVM, Lexington, KY, received her DVM from The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2011. After graduating, Courtney completed a 15-month Sport Horse internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, KY. In 2014, she returned to Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, working in Lexington and Wellington for the Sport Horse Department.
Links:
USDF Episode 60: Lifetime Achievement recipient Maryal Barnett and Sport Horse Breeder of the Year Jill Giese
USDF Episode 59: New Sport Horse Breeding Score Sheets/Breeder Spotlight
USDF Episode 58: Effectively Hand Walking Your Horse/Continued Discussion on Freestyle Tests
USDF Episode 57: What’s New for Freestyles in 2015!
USDF Episode 56: Convention Wrap-up/Neurological Diseases in Horses, part 2
USDF Episode 55: Neurologic Diseases in Horses
USDF Episode 54: US Dressage Finals wrap-up
USDF Episode 53: Nutrena/USDF Adult Clinic Series/Saddle Fit, part 2
USDF Episode 52: Saddle Fit/The Importance of Stretching Your Horse, Transitions and more!
USDF Episode 51: New USDF and USEF Dressage Tests
USDF Episode 50: Equine Rehabilitation and Preventive Care/Nosebands/USDF L Program
USDF Episode 49: Equine Rehabilitation/The Reinback
USDF Episode 48: From L to ‘r’/Grooming Tips
USDF Episode 47: Preparing For The Next Show Season/Excerpt From Event With Christoph Hess
USDF Episode 46: Riding Down Centerline/Degenerative Joint Disease in the Performance Horse/ Colonel Donald Thackeray
USDF Episode 45: Degenerative Joint Disease in the Performance Horse/Dressage Seat Equitation
USDF Episode 44: The Athletes share their experiences from WEG
USDF Episode 43: WEG Wrap-up/Mentoring
USDF Episode 42: The Turn on the Haunches/Remembering Gifted
USDF Episode 41: WEG Preview/US Dressage Finals Update/Tips For The 10 Meter Circle
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