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  • Forensic vet to host webinar, workshop to tackle equine abuse/neglect

    GUELPH – Ontario Veterinary College Professor and forensic veterinarian Dr. Shane Bateman will be hosting a workshop on October 1st to continue his advocacy regarding animal abuse/neglect – with a strong focus on the equine industry.

  • Cathy Wentworth – Stanley: Teaching Horses and Humans with Science and Heart

    When Cathy Wentworth – Stanley was eight years old, her parents bought her a horse. They weren’t “horse people” and didn’t fully understand her fascination, but that gift was enough to set her on a lifelong journey. Cathy would spend hours just sitting in a field, watching how horses interacted with each other. “I think…

  • Student Successes – New Theses Published

    In her University of Guelph PhD research, Anna Garland investigates how being overweight impacts horses—focusing on both the physical changes in fat tissue and the inflammatory effects on joint cartilage. Across four studies, she discovered that inflamed fat tissue can trigger more inflammation in cartilage than direct exposure to bacterial toxins. In one study, horses…