Thermal Imaging Clinic for Valley View Riders

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

Thermal Image of hind fetlocks of horse.

Miriah Stuart will be conducting a thermal imaging clinic Thursday, September 1, 2011, in Wilsonville, Oregon.  This is the monthly meeting for the Valley View Riders, held once per year at Cindy Tyree’s stable.

We are looking at three horses – one with mystery lameness that has not yet been diagnosed, one with saddle fit issues, and another “on an off” type lameness.

Looking at several horses will give the viewers more insight into what is normal and not normal.  After the images are taken, I will show them on a laptop screen, for easier viewing and discussion.

Hind legs of horse, redness on cannon bone is not normal.

Call Miriah at 503-980-8739 if you are in the Wilsonville area and want to attend.  It’s a bring your own chair event.

Many topics will be covered – saddle fitting, tendon & ligament health, exercise physiology & sustainability.  Also, because I get so many questions about it – how to discover if my horse has back pain?

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Thermography Presentation Hillsboro Oregon for OET

Posted on June 1, 2011 by admin

Helping Horses by Finding the Pain

Hot front foot is 23 degrees F. warmer than the other three. This is not normal, and after cold hosing, I found a cut on the outside of this hoof.

Oregon Equestrian Trails (OET) will be hosting Miriah Stuart for a presentation at their monthly meeting, Tuesday, June 6, 2011.  Miriah will be showing many thermal images that she has taken and discussing how Infrared Imaging is helping to find the horse’s pain.  This is a private meeting for the club, held at Elmer’s Restaurant in Hillsboro, Oregon.

If you would like to have Miriah make a presentation to your group, call 503-980-8739.

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Thermal Imaging Clinic in Aurora, Oregon

Posted on May 11, 2011 by admin

Welcome OHSET Team and friends,

We will start at 1 pm, Sunday, May 15, 2011, and go until 6 or 7 pm.

Have your horses clean and dry and in the shade at least one half hour before your appointment.

Contact Janice Chipman for scheduling.

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Equinology Massage Course in Oregon

Posted on April 27, 2011 by admin

Mark you Calendar – this is an amazing opportunity!

Debranne Patillo, founder of Equinology (R) will be teaching an equine massage and bodywork course – October 1-2, 2011, in Woodburn, Oregon. 

I am very proud to be the Training Assistant for Deb Patillo on this course.  She knows an amazing amount about equine anatomy, and will share so much in the weekend course.

From the Flyer:

This equine massage and body work course offers our unique blend of equine sports massage, soft tissue release, and stretching. The class is presented with loads of hands-on practical experience, specimens and multimedia illustrations and video clips.  You will also receive a course manual to support the techniques demonstrated. 

Course outline:  Locating the surface anatomy, muscles addressed during the session, common areas of stress, encouraging communication and interaction during the session, defferentiating between normal and PAIN responses, massage and body work techniques, strecthing, and correct and effective body mechanics.

Your horse will love you for taking this class.  Suitable for owners, trainers, farriers.  It offers an overview of our Equinology Equine Body Worker Certification Course for those considering this as a professional career.

Contact Equinology: 707-884-9963 or course sponsor Andrea Andrews 503-810-5960 for more information.  Tuition is $395.  Includes course manual, class supplies, and visual presentation DVD.

Topics on this page: the horse | equinology | horse massage | equine bodywork

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Comments from Joanna Robson DVM

Posted on April 27, 2011 by admin

The following is an excerpt from an article about equine thermography, published on American Horse Publications website.  Follow the link below to read the entire article.   http://www.americanhorsepubs.org/news_updates/6432.asp

“At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, where there were millions of dollars worth of equipment available to the equestrian teams, the most-requested diagnostic tool was thermography.  It was fast. It was portable and it was non-invasive.  It could detect injury sites before they became lameness problems, and could guide practitioners to specific anatomic areas for study using other diagnostic techniques.  And it was extremely accurate when used by an experienced practitioner.” So says Brown, K. in Thermography: Diagnosis tool for horses, The Horse, Oct 2001, 490. “We are truly making a difference for the horses and the owners with equine thermography.  Our members come in with a desire to learn how to take correct images, and leave with a newfound appreciation for the horse in sport,” states Dr. Joanna Robson, DVM and Technical Director for EquineIR™.  “Standardization and proper education is imperative to the continued success of thermal imaging as an equine diagnostic modality,” Dr. Robson concludes.

Click here to go to Dr. Robson’s website.  Use the services tab on the left, then select Equine Diagnostic Thermography – video.

Topics on this page: dvm | thermal image | lameness | infrared camera

 

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