Learn how to manage a horse with arthritis, a progressive, inflammatory disease that causes pain and stiffness in the joints.
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Leptospirosis is a hidden threat that lurks in standing water and contaminated feed, causing an incurable bacterial infection in many species.
Registered equine massage therapist, Marguerite Old, shares eight simple exercises and stretches for improved flexibility and strength.
Learn how to identify when and why your horse is in pain, and how to offer effective relief. Plus, tips on preventing injury.
Floating refers to filing off sharp points on the teeth, which develop as the result of the circular chewing pattern horses employ to grind their feed.
Many horse owners can point to a tendon on their horses’ legs, but aren’t quite sure what it is. In anatomical terms, a tendon is a connective cord made of collagen that joins a muscle to a bone. A ligament …
Laminitis is caused by a disruption in the junction between the sensitive and insensitive tissues of the hoof, known as the basement membrane.
Bog spavin and bone spavin are two separate conditions that can affect a horse’s hocks. Find out how to tell them apart and what to do about them.
Recurrent airway obstruction, RAO, is a chronic condition that waxes and wanes. Affected horses experience episodes of respiratory distress.
Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also referred to as equine Cushing’s disease, is a complex health problem that leaves many horse owners confused. After receiving the diagnosis from your veterinarian, you may be wondering what you can do to improve …
As a medical or behavioural condition, though, headshaking refers to a horse that repeatedly shakes his head, even when there is no apparent reason.
Lynne Sandmeyer, DVM, explains how to recognize and treat Equine Recurrent Uveitis (ERU), which is the leading cause of blindness in horses.
A horse with stringhalt can look perfectly normal standing in a stall or pasture. But when it moves at a walk or slow trot, this is when things change.
Septic arthritis, a debilitating disease caused by a bacterial infection in a horse’s joint, requires immediate and aggressive treatment when diagnosed.
Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Fernando J. Marqués, DVM, explains what can cause a gastric ulcer and how to prevent them.
