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.
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.
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) …
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to infection, which can affect the prognosis of horses in emergency situations.
The first Canadian singing cowboy on record was Wilf Carter, born in 1904, who sang about the strawberry roan in a yodeled narrative.
Stall-bound horses are habitually cut off from equine contact, which is compounded by the subsequent diminishment of human contact.
Disruptions to the microbial population can lead to a variety of ailments. While researchers work to understand this largely uncharted territory, you can help keep your horse in good health by feeding a carefully balanced diet.
As herbivores, horses consume …
C. difficile infection is sometimes a tricky illness to treat because it is treated with antibiotics, which can further upset the gut flora.
Few, if any, areas of scientific study have captured the imagination of medicine and the masses alike as definitively as that of stem cell research.
Maintaining an equine pregnancy can be tricky; complications can occur with natural and artificial conception, this article highlights causes of the "slip".
