For many people Bonfire Night is an enjoyable evening spent watching spectacular firework displays and warming themselves by a bonfire, but for horse owners it can be a time of concern and distress. Fireworks can frighten even the most sensible horse, so all horse owners should be prepared for the firework season. The British Horse Society has issued the following advice for owners:
Incredible, pioneering research sees Darek Fidyka a paralysed man now walk with a frame while sensation has returned to his lower limbs.
The surgery involved transplanting olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) from the nose to the spinal cord. OECs assist the repair of damaged nerves that transmit smell messages by opening up pathways for them to the olfactory bulbs in the forebrain.
Relocated to the spinal cord, they appear to enable the ends of severed nerve fibres to grow and join together – something that was previously thought to be impossible.
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This is an issue, as promotors of safety in the saddle, which RS-tor feels passionate about. RS-tor has been privileged to work with inspirational riders like Susi Rogers Hartley amd Emma Douglas who are paralysed, and it is amazing to think one day this new procedure could revolutionize their lives.
The Horse of the Year Show, also known as HOYS - marks the end of the equestrian season. As competitors begin to wind down from a summer of early starts, long drives, stressful
competitions and exhilarating wins, the HOYS organisers are working hard to provide a show that provides a finale to a season of hard graft.
