Ultrasonography’s Role in Equine Lameness Cases
Learn how veterinarians use ultrasound to diagnose, treat, and monitor musculoskeletal injuries in horses.
Front Foot Lameness in Horses: Don’t Forget the Exam
Owner-provided information and a thorough lameness examination can help veterinarians start meaningful investigations into front foot lamenesses.
Equine Preventive Care and Your Vet: So Much More Than Vaccines
Consider the benefits of including veterinarians in your horse’s preventive care this spring.
Geriatric Colic Surgery: Factors to Consider
When faced with the decision of whether or not to send your senior horse into colic surgery, consider these factors.
Equine Tendon Injuries: Reducing the Strain
Learn how to recognize a tendon injury and what you and your veterinarian can do to treat it.
Suppressing Undesirable Behavior in Mares
If a mare’s behavior issues are related to her reproductive cycles, suppressing estrus might help.
Suspensory Ligament Branch Injuries
Read about the significance and prevalence of these injuries and how veterinarians diagnose them.
Photosensitization in Horses
Learn about this uncommon yet potentially serious cause of equine dermatological conditions.
What Are Sidebone and Ringbone in Horses?
Learn about two different and unrelated processes that present as firm swellings in the horse’s pastern region.
A Novel Tool for Equine Tendon Injury Rehab
Learn how ultrasound tissue characterization can help veterinarians guide horses’ return from injury.
Sand Colic in Horses: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Sand accumulation in the horse’s gut can lead to obstructions, irritation, and signs of colic, weight loss, and diarrhea.
An Update on Rotavirus in Foals
Rotaviral diarrhea is a life-threatening disease that usually affects foals younger than 6 months.
What to Expect from an Equine Chiropractic Appointment
How to prepare for your horse’s chiropractic adjustment and what to do after it’s complete. Learn more in this article from The Horse‘s 2024 Preventive Care issue.
The Power of NSAIDs
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories are among the most common drugs veterinarians administer and prescribe to horses.
Identifying Foal Rejection
Foal rejection can jeopardize the foal’s health—and even life—due to failure of passive transfer of immunity or severe injury.
How to Recognize Equine Pasture Asthma
Learn more about this respiratory disease and how it affects adult horses housed on pasture in hot, humid climates.
