Clinical Director
Peter H. L. Ramzan
BVSc(Sydney), FRCVS
Pete graduated from the University of Sydney 1994. He subsequently worked in the cattle industry in the Kimberley region of Northern Australia before moving to the UK in 1996. He gained experience in large animal practice in the West Country before joining Rossdale and Partners in Newmarket in 1998. He became a partner in 2005 and a clinical director in 2021.
Pete is a member of Rossdales’ busy racing team and in addition to first opinion racehorse duties, he is involved in pre-purchase work (both private and at public auction) within the UK and worldwide. He is a Nominated Vet for the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Pete has a strong interest in advancing the science and practice of racehorse sports medicine and has lectured and published widely on a range of subjects relating to this, including in 2014 The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual - the first comprehensive textbook wholly dedicated to veterinary management of the racehorse.
Pete is a previous recipient of BEVA’s Richard Hartley Clinical Award and in 2018 was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for Meritorious Contributions to Clinical Practice.
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Rib fractures in adult horses as a cause of poor performance; diagnosis, treatment, and outcome in 73 horses
Hall S, Smith R, Ramzan PHL, Head M, Robinson N, Parker R
2022, Equine Vet J., epub: 16 February 2022. Online ahead of print., DO: 10.1111/evj.13566
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Mind the gaps: The science of POD and the racehorse fetlock
2020, Equine Vet. J., epub: 2020 Nov 19, doi: 10.1111/evj.13369
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Science-in-brief: Risk Assessment for Reducing Injuries of the Fetlock Bones in Thoroughbred Racehorses
Colgate VA, Carpenter R, Kawcak C, Muir P, Palmer S, Parkin T, Powell SE, Ramzan P, Riggs CM, Spriet M, Stover SM, Whitton C, Marr CM
2020, Equine Vet J., 52, (4), 482-488, doi: 10.1111/evj.13273., PubMed: 32525619
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Career outcome of Thoroughbred racehorses with metacarpo/metatarsophalangeal joint dorsal chip fracture managed non-surgically and surgically: a retrospective cohort study
Ramzan PHL, Wylie CE
2020, Equine Vet. J., epub: 2020 Mar 2, doi: 10.1111/evj.13253, PubMed: 32118304
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Nitrate supplementation in thoroughbred racehorses: Addition of beetroot juice to the equine diet and effects on the gut metabolome
Waring RH, Hunter JO, Turner C, Batty C, Ramzan PHL
2019, Integr Food Nutr Metab, 6, doi: 10.15761/IFNM.1000246
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Synovial sepsis is rare following intrasynovial medication in equine ambulatory practice
Smith LCR, Wylie CE, Palmer L, Ramzan PHL
2019, Equine Vet J, Sep, 51(5), 595-599, epub: 2019 Jan 18, doi: 10.1111/evj.13063, PubMed: 30589107
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Airborne particulate size and concentrations in five Thoroughbred training yards in Newmarket (UK)
Davison JA, Wylie CE, McGladdery CE, Fettes C, Haggett EF, Ramzan PHL
2019, Vet J, Jun, 248, 48-50, epub: 2019 Apr 10, doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.04.006., PubMed: 31113562
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Nonsurgical and surgical management of metacarpo/metatarsophalangeal joint dorsal chip fracture in the Thoroughbred racehorse
Ramzan PHL, Wylie CE
2019, Equine Vet J, epub: 2019 Sep 12 , doi: 10.1111/evj.13185., PubMed: 31515837
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A novel radiographic projection for the detection of sagittal plane slab fracture of the equine third carpal bone
2018, Equine Vet J, Aug 1, doi: 10.1111/evj.12999. [Epub ahead of print], PubMed: 30069913
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A longitudinal study of fractures in 1488 Thoroughbred racehorses receiving intrasynovial medication: 2006-2011
Smith LCR, Wylie CE, Palmer L, Ramzan PHL
2018, Equine Vet J, 50, 6, 774-780, doi: 10.1111/evj.12833. Epub 2018 Apr 6., PubMed: 29575177
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Unicortical condylar fracture of the Thoroughbred fetlock: 45 cases (2006-2013),
Ramzan PHL, Palmer L, Powell SE
2015, Equine Vet J, 47, 6, 680-3, epub: 2014 Nov 9 [ahead of print], doi: 10.1111/evj.12349, PubMed: 25196238
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The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual
2014, CRC Press
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Subclinical ultrasonographic abnormalities of the suspensory ligament branch of the athletic horse: A survey of 60 Thoroughbred racehorses
Ramzan PHL, Palmer L, Dallas RS, Shepherd MC
2012, Equine Vet J, 45, 2, 159-63, PubMed: 22607323
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Musculoskeletal injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses: A study of three large training yards in Newmarket, UK (2005-2007)
2011, Vet J, 187, 3, 325-9, PubMed: 20089426
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Advances in equine dentistry: 2009 and 2010
2011, Equine Vet J, 43, 5, 507-8, PubMed: 21682765
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Extraction of Fractured Cheek Teeth under Oral Endoscopic Guidance in Standing Horses: 30 cases
Ramzan PHL, Dallas RS, Palmer L
2011, Vet Surg, 40, -5, 586-9, PubMed: 21470251
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Nasal Stenosis arising from developing premolar dentition in a horse
2011, Vet Rec, 168, 217
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The incidence and distribution of peripheral caries in the cheek teeth of horses and its association with diastemata and gingival recession
2011, Vet J, 190, 1, 90-3, PubMed: 20932786
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Occlusal fissures of the equine cheek tooth: prevalence, location and association with disease in 91 horses referred for dental investigation
2010, Equine Vet J, 42, 2, 124-8, PubMed: 20156247
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Standing magnetic resonance imaging detection of bone marrow oedema-type signal pattern associated with subcarpal pain in 8 racehorses: A prospective study
Powell SE, Ramzan PHL, 1009, Shepherd MC, Baldwin GI, Steven WN
2010, Equine Vet J, 42, 1, 10-Jul, PubMed: 20121907
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Clinical and imaging features of suspected prodromal fracture of the proximal phalanx in three Thoroughbred racehorses
Ramzan PHL, Powell SE
2010, Equine Vet J, 42, 2, 164-9, PubMed: 20156254
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Clinical Commentary: Cheek tooth malocclusions and periodontal disease
2010, Equine Vet Educ, 22, 9, 445-450
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Chronology and sequence of emergence of permanent premolar teeth in the horse: study of deciduous premolar 'cap' removal in Thoroughbred racehorses
Ramzan PHL, Palmer L, Barquero N, Newton JR
2009, Equine Vet J, 41, 2, 107-11, PubMed: 19418736
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Transverse stress fracture of the distal diaphysis of the third metacarpus in six Thoroughbred racehorses
2009, Equine Vet J, 41, 6, 602-5, PubMed: 19803058
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Oral endoscopy as an aid to diagnosis of equine cheek tooth infections in the absence of gross oral pathological changes: 17 cases
2009, Equine Vet J, 41, 2, 101-6, PubMed: 19418735
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Novel oblique radiographic projection of the temporomandibular articulation of horses
Ramzan PHL, Marr CM, Meehan J, Thompson A
2008, Vet Rec, 162, 22, 714-6, PubMed: 18515758
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Lower respiratory tract disease in Thoroughbred racehorses: analysis of endoscopic data from a UK training yard
Ramzan PHL, Parkin TD, Shepherd MC
2008, Equine Vet J, 40, 1, Jul-13, PubMed: 18083654
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Management of rostral mandibular fractures in the young horse
2006, Equine Vet Educ, 18, 2, 90-91
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The temporomandibular joint: component of clinical complexity
2006, Equine Vet J, 38, 2, 102-4, PubMed: 16536375
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Periapical dental infection with nasolacrimal involvement in a horse
2005, Vet Rec, 156, 6, 184-5, PubMed: 15736703
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Osseous cyst-like lesion of the intermediate humeral tubercle of a horse
2004, Vet Rec, 154, 17, 534-6, PubMed: 15134168
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Use of 99m technetium hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime labeleed leucocyte scintigraphy in equine medical investigations: 8 cases
Ramzan PHL, Malton RJ and 215
2004, Equine Vet Educ, 16, 3, 122-127
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The application of a scintigraphic grading system to equine tibial stress fractures: 42 cases
Ramzan PHL, Newton JR, Shepherd MC, 1009
2003, Equine Vet J, 35, 4, 382-8, PubMed: 12880006
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The efficacy of dantrolene sodium in controlling exertional rhabdomyolysis in the Thoroughbred racehorse
Edwards JG, Newton JR, Ramzan PHL, Pilsworth RC, Shepherd MC
2003, Equine Vet J, 35, 7, 707-11, PubMed: 14649364
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Equine enostosis-like lesions: 12 cases
2002, Equine Vet Educ, 14, 3, 143-148
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The need for chemical restraint while performing routine dental procedures using a full-mouth speculum: a retrosepctive study of 581 examinations
2002, Equine Vet Educ, 14, 1, 30-32
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Suspected septic physitis of the proximal humerus in two cases of Thoroughbred horses age two years
Ramzan PHL, Pilsworth RC
2001, Equine Vet J, 33, 5, 514-8, PubMed: 11558749
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Dental dysplasia and oligodontia in a thoroughbred colt
Ramzan PHL, Dixon PM, Kempson SA, Rossdale PD
2001, Equine Vet J, 33, 99-104, PubMed: 11191619
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Vegetative bacterial endocarditis associated with septic tenosynovitis of the digital sheath in a Thoroughbred racehorse
2000, Equine Vet Educ, 12, 3, 120-123
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