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Robert Cook (veterinarian)
Robert Cook is an equine veterinarian. He has published many papers, mainly on diseases of the horse's mouth, ear, nose and throat both in scientific and horseman's journals, covering various topics: *equine diagnostical and surgical endoscopy *pulmonary origin of the "nose-bleeds" in racehorses (EIPH: Exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage) and its relation with recurrent airway obstruction *anatomy and physiology of horse's upper airway *guttural pouch diseases *epiglottic entrapment *stride and respiration *recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (RLN) *dorsal displacement of the soft palate *laryngo-palatal dislocation *headshaking, headshaking syndrome and its relations with bit-related trigeminal neuralgia *physiological incompatibilities of a bit in the mouth of a working horse *role of the bit in the soft palate paresis at exercise and in asphyxia-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) Bridle patent In 1997 Dr. Cook met Edward Allan Buck, inventor of the "original" bitless br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equine
Equinae is a subfamily of the family Equidae, which have lived worldwide (except Indonesia and Australia) from the Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene (16 million years ago) onwards. They are thought to be a monophyletic grouping.B. J. MacFadden. 1998. Equidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America Members of the subfamily are referred to as equines; the only extant equines are the horses, asses, and zebras of the genus ''Equus''. The subfamily contains two tribes, the Equini and the Hipparionini, as well as two unplaced genera, ''Merychippus'' and ''Scaphohippus''. Sister taxa * Anchitheriinae * Hyracotheriinae ''Hyracotherium'' ( ; " hyrax-like beast") is an extinct genus of very small (about 60 cm in length) perissodactyl ungulates that was found in the London Clay formation. This small, fox-sized animal was once considered to be the earliest kn ... References Miocene horses Pliocene odd-toe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |