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 …
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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.
When the fracture involves the wings of the coffin bone, the outlook is quite good. Fractures affecting the coffin joint are more severe.
Three types of skin tumours affect horses: sarcoids, squamous cell carcinomas and melanomas. They are more than just “bumps” and should be taken seriously.
Find out how to stock your equine medicine cabinet simply and sensibly. This articles goes through what you should have and what is unnecessary.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is where a patient is placed in a sealed chamber and exposed to oxygen at several times the normal atmospheric pressure.
Some wounds will bleed very extensively and if an artery is severed, it can squirt out in pulsations or a constant stream. Try not to panic.
