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UC DAVIS UPDATE
Sport Horse Health a Major
Focus for UC Davis
Rob Warren, UC Davis VMTH Communications & Marketing Officer
the situation. An MRI showed a marked coffin joint
injury, and Dr. le Jeune prescribed a series of Interleukin-1
Receptor Antagonist Protein (IRAP) injections,
an advanced anti-inflammatory treatment for joint disease
in horses. Monthly shoeing and trimming cycles
with a farrier were also integrated into the therapy to
help decrease the injury.
To complement treatment for other injuries with
Ravella, Dr. le Jeune implemented chiropractic and acupuncture
procedures.
Recently, Ravella was declared sound and is back to
competing after a nearly two-year journey to health.
Ravella debuted at the Prix St. Georges (international)
level this summer with great success. Her rider/handler
Natalya Slipchenko, who also coaches the UC
Davis Dressage Team, says she has never felt Ravella so
happy and relaxed in her work, leading to success in
competition.
With Ravella's case, Dr. le Jeune's ability to detect and
Ravella is sound and back to competition thanks to treatment with the Equine
Integrative Sports Medicine Service at the UC Davis veterinary hospital.
S
ports medicine specialists are becoming
more vital to the success of equine athletes.
When Ravella, an 11-year-old Dutch
Warmblood mare and champion dressage athlete,
started experiencing lameness issues, she
might have been permanently sidelined if not
for a dedicated veterinary team at UC Davis
focused on equine athletes.
Ravella was first seen by the UC Davis veterinary hospital's
Field Service, whose veterinarians localized the
lameness in the left front foot by utilizing nerve blocking.
There were also continuing concerns of a previous
lameness injury in her right front foot. Following radiographs
and a visit to the Large Animal Ultrasound Service,
both of Ravella's front coffin joints were injected
with a steroid, hyaluronic acid, and an antibiotic to
decrease inflammation within the joints.
When Ravella's left front foot did not respond to the
coffin joint injections and the lameness persisted for
months, Dr. Sarah le Jeune of the Equine Integrative
Sports Medicine Service was brought in to further assess
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objectively assess her gait abnormalities with the latest
technology made all the difference. Her leadership in
sports medicine is setting the standard for the care of
equine athletes at UC Davis.
As a world leader setting the pace in equine health,
UC Davis looks to expand to even greater heights. In
the coming years, the veterinary hospital's Large Animal
Clinic will transform into several new clinical settings
with the new Veterinary Medical Center. A cornerstone
of that will be the Equine Performance and Rehabilitation
Center (EPRC).
With a dedicated gait analysis laboratory, integrated
sports medicine center, and new arena supporting performance
evaluation, the EPRC will prioritize injury
prevention through targeted approaches using the latest
diagnostic tools. Horses will be evaluated at their current
competition level, enhancing the ability to detect
minor injuries or risk factors that could affect future
performance. Force-plate technology and video analysis
will generate personalized data on biomechanics that
will open pathways to improved performance through
tailored interventions as well as research that is rapidly
translated into clinical treatments.
This state-of-the-art facility will allow Dr. le Jeune
and other UC Davis equine specialists to advance their
practices and continue improving the lives of horses like
Ravella and other sport and pleasure horses. P

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pulse - January 2022

Pulse - January 2022
Chapter Meetings & Calendar
President’s Perspective
Pulsepoints
SCVMA Profile
Dimensions in Surgery & Critical Care
Practical Pathology
Welcome the 2022 SCVMA President, Dr. Karla Nichols
Medical Leeway
UC Davis Update
Tools for Success
Tools for Success
Angel Fund
Dear Tabby
The RVT
Quick Reference
AVMA Diplomates
Digital Photography for Veterinarians
Resources
Disease Table
From the SCVMA Office
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Pulse - January 2022 - Cover2
Pulse - January 2022 - 1
Pulse - January 2022 - 2
Pulse - January 2022 - Chapter Meetings & Calendar
Pulse - January 2022 - President’s Perspective
Pulse - January 2022 - Pulsepoints
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Pulse - January 2022 - SCVMA Profile
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Pulse - January 2022 - Dimensions in Surgery & Critical Care
Pulse - January 2022 - 12
Pulse - January 2022 - 13
Pulse - January 2022 - Practical Pathology
Pulse - January 2022 - Welcome the 2022 SCVMA President, Dr. Karla Nichols
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Pulse - January 2022 - Medical Leeway
Pulse - January 2022 - UC Davis Update
Pulse - January 2022 - Tools for Success
Pulse - January 2022 - Tools for Success
Pulse - January 2022 - Angel Fund
Pulse - January 2022 - Dear Tabby
Pulse - January 2022 - The RVT
Pulse - January 2022 - Quick Reference
Pulse - January 2022 - AVMA Diplomates
Pulse - January 2022 - Digital Photography for Veterinarians
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