Vets at the Ontario Veterinary College will soon be able to use 3D printed models of joints to practice ultrasound-guided joint injections.

Teams of researchers from veterinary schools across the country are studying different methods to speed up and improve wound healing in horses.

A veterinary case out of the UK has produced a new way to treat horses with strangles using a using a specially made penicillin in a gel formulation.

Researchers at the Ontario Veterinary College are working to improve joint medications through the use of sustained release formulations.

Get advice on a selection of common equine ailments, including colic, fecal egg count testing, hoof puncture wounds, lice, mud fever, thrush and cataracts.

Equi-Health Canada provides a comprehensive first aid kit list that includes everything you could ever need for any kind of barn emergency.

A proactive group of professionals from all sectors of the horse industry have come together to establish a national equine disease surveillance network.

A hygroma is an accumulation of fluid which follows trauma such as a kick or an impact from falling, and don't usually cause lameness in horses.

Choke in horses refers to an esophageal obstruction. While this condition is considered an emergency, it’s not immediately life-threatening.

An inflammation of the large colon, colitis in horses can be life-threatening. One of the earliest signs is diarrhea, combined with a fever.

It was a tragedy that led Brenda Bastian to purchase her Trakehner broodmare, Helga. And another tragedy nearly ended the mare’s life.

Note: Absolutely no therapy should be undertaken without prior veterinary advice. Nor should a therapy ever replace traditional veterinary care.

A horse will likely need medication at some point – to battle illness, for first aid, or for sedation for uncomfortable procedures such as teeth floating.

Learn how to recognize, treat and prevent this highly contagious and common respiratory disease, also known as strangles.

In North America, heart failure is a major cause of death for humans. It’s the number two cause in Canada, and number one in the United States.

In horses, though, it’s quite rare. Veterinarian and Ontario Veterinary College Professor Emeritus …