Following a flurry of questions and queries from Animalweb members about Bute and growing concerns about Bute dependency, we asked…
Author: Kirstie Pickles
Kirstie Pickles
Dr Kirstie Pickles BVMS MSc PgCert(CounsSkills) PhD CertEM(IntMed) DipECEIM MRCVS RCVS RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine Kirstie is an enthusiastic, evidence-based equine internal medicine specialist and educator with clinical and academic experience in the UK, USA, and New Zealand. Passionate about animal welfare, veterinary education, and wellbeing. Active research programmes in equine trigeminal headshaking, equine gastric ulcer syndrome, veterinary professional wellbeing, and the autistic experience. Confident and effective presentation and written communication skills to undergraduate, postgraduate, veterinary profession, and lay audiences with strong attention to detail.
What makes up the basis of the equine skeleton?We hope this simple diagram will help you when your vet, physiotherapist,…
We make it our business to bring you topical science-backed equine insight, so following some questions from our members into…
Dr Kirstie Pickles shares her to-do list for creating an effective pasture management plan. In continuation of her three-part series…
Dr Kirstie Pickles offers 10 tips to help you ace collecting your horse’s poo and your approach to deworming. In…
Dr Kirstie Pickles takes a look at the potential for a new test to enable more rational decision making when…
Headshaking: Part 3 Diet and Anecdotal Management As explained in part 1, the trigeminal nerve of headshaking horses is hypersensitive…
Headshaking: Part 2 Management Part 1 of this series discussed causes of headshaking as well as clinical signs and diagnosis.…
Headshaking: Part 1 Clinical Signs and Diagnosis Why does my horse headshake? Horses may exhibit occasional shaking of the head…
Just as bacteria can become resistant to antimicrobials, so too can worms develop resistance to deworming drugs (anthelmintics). In fact,…