Nagy A, Dyson S J, Murray J K
Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7UU, UK.
Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7UU, UK.
Prev Vet Med. 2017 May 1;140:45-52. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.02.018. Epub 2017 Mar 1.
Several studies have shown that a considerable proportion of horses are eliminated from endurance rides due to lameness and metabolic problems. Limited information is available on specific veterinary issues in endurance horses and there are no descriptive data on veterinary problems in a large population of endurance horses. The aim of this study was to describe veterinary problems occurring in endurance horses in England and Wales, the regions of the United Kingdom where endurance rides are organised and regulated by Endurance Great Britain (Endurance GB). A comprehensive online self-completed questionnaire was used for data collection (30th December 2015-29th February 2016) All members of Endurance GB who were the main rider of one or more endurance horses were eligible to participate. From the target population of 1209 horses, 190 questionnaires were completed by riders, resulting in a 15.7% response rate. The most common rider-reported veterinary problem was lameness, affecting 152/190 (80.0%) of endurance horses at some point during their careers and 101/190 (53.2%) of horses in the previous 12 months. Detailed information on the most recent episode of lameness was available for 147 horses. Seventy-six percent of these lameness episodes (112/147) had been initially identified by a veterinarian, but only 52% of these lameness episodes were investigated further by a veterinarian, despite the high proportion of horses affected by lameness and the proportion of horses with recurrent lameness episodes. The second most common veterinary problem was thoracolumbar region pain, followed by non-specific cough, skin disease and colic. Education of endurance riders may improve the number, quality and timing of veterinary investigations, especially for lameness and thoracolumbar region pain.
多项研究表明，相当一部分马匹因跛足和代谢问题而被耐力赛淘汰。关于耐力赛马匹特定兽医问题的信息有限，且缺乏大量耐力赛马匹兽医问题的描述性数据。本研究的目的是描述在英格兰和威尔士的耐力赛马匹中出现的兽医问题，这两个地区是英国举办和由英国耐力赛协会（Endurance GB）监管耐力赛的地区。通过一份全面的在线自填问卷进行数据收集（2015年12月30日至2016年2月29日）。所有作为一匹或多匹耐力赛马匹主要骑手的Endurance GB成员都有资格参与。在1209匹马的目标群体中，骑手完成了190份问卷，回复率为15.7%。骑手报告的最常见兽医问题是跛足，在其职业生涯中的某个阶段，152/190（80.0%）的耐力赛马匹受影响，在前12个月中，101/190（53.2%）的马匹受影响。有147匹马提供了关于最近一次跛足发作的详细信息。这些跛足发作中有76%（112/147）最初是由兽医发现的，但尽管受跛足影响的马匹比例很高且有复发性跛足发作的马匹比例也很高，但这些跛足发作中只有52%由兽医进一步调查。第二常见的兽医问题是胸腰椎区域疼痛，其次是非特异性咳嗽、皮肤病和绞痛。对耐力赛骑手进行教育可能会改善兽医调查的数量、质量和时机，尤其是对于跛足和胸腰椎区域疼痛的调查。
