When Don Wood returned home to Clearwater, Nova Scotia from a tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2007, he was haunted by memories of what he’d witnessed.
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Find out what to do about upward fixation of the patella, a condition in which a ligament in the horse’s upper hind leg gets stuck over a piece of bone.
A handy guide that covers some of the most common skin problems in horses, complete with symptoms, treatments and prevention tips.
Diarrhea can be a symptom of different ailments, from mild to life-threatening. So it is important to discover the cause and initiate treatment quickly.
Horses with bladder stones may strain when attempting to urinate, and may also exhibit signs of abdominal pain. Blood in the urine is a common indication.
The only treatment for Cushing’s is daily drug therapy, but researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are working on a surgical solution.
Injuries to tendons and ligaments are common and are the leading cause of loss of use in horses, whether competition mounts or pleasure companions.
In response to a paper published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, the Horses and Humans Research Foundation is seeking help to fund research into equine assisted therapy.
The following is an excerpt from a recent Horses and Humans …
A massage has many benefits. It warms up and relaxes stiff muscles, improves movement and balance, improves circulation, and more.
Dr. Brennan of the Center for Animal Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition at Alltech, Inc in Nicholasville, KY, and Dr. Urschel of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY (and fellow Canadian) …
Equine Guelph is proud to announce the launch of a new audio podcast on their popular web site.
Equine Guelph has teamed up with Trot Radio’s Norm Borg and SSG Gloves to produce Research Radio, an online podcast updating you …
Stem cell therapy at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Health Sciences Centre is yielding promising results in the treatment of tendon injuries in horses.
Two horses are currently being treated using allogous stem cells – cells that were banked and …
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to infection, which can affect the prognosis of horses in emergency situations.
Spurred by the human genome project – the plan to map the entire human genome – these scientists hoped to do the same thing for the horse.
Discover the therapeutic uses of a laser, and how this technology is leading to incredible breakthroughs in equine medicine.
