Participant Instructions

Please make sure you have all the items on the Owner Checklist before proceeding to the Muscle Disease in Horses Survey.

Helpful Materials for the Survey (Lameness section):

• Basic Muscle Anatomy of Horses
• Front Limb Joints of Horses
• Hind Limb Joints of Horses

Instructions for Files to Upload to Dropbox (After the Survey):

• How to Take a Photo of Your Horse
• How to Take a Video Your Horse
• Muscle Disease in Horses: Demonstration Video
• How to Upload Files to Dropbox
• Link to Dropbox

United States of America (USA) Participants:

• Collection instructions for samples to send to the Equine Genetics and Genomics Laboratory for each horse from the survey:
• How to Collect Supplement Samples
• How to Collect Grain Samples
• How to Collect Hay Samples
• How to Collect Hair Roots or Blood Samples
• Sample Submission Forms to send with Hair Roots or Blood Samples:
• Sample submission form – affected horse
• Sample submission form – unaffected horse

International Participants:

• Collection instructions for samples to send to the Equine Genetics and Genomics Laboratory for each horse from the survey:
• How to Collect Hair Roots or Blood Samples
• Instructions for Sample Shipment:
• How to Ship Samples Internationally with Import Permit
• Permit available upon request; email us at eggl-muscledis@umn.edu
• University of Minnesota USDA Cover Letter
• Sample Submission Form - Affected Horse (International)
• Sample Submission Form - Unaffected Horse (International)

When you are sending samples, please send us an email with the tracking number and items you sent to eggl-muscledis@umn.edu ASAP. 

If you are shipping samples from outside the USA, please see How to Ship Samples Internationally with Import Permit.