Pain Awareness Month: Brought to You by Zoetis and The Horse
Pain related to acute issues such as colic or hoof abscesses is usually obvious. But sometimes the signs of chronic pain are more subtle. Can you tell if your horse is hurting?
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Signs of pain in horses can be as subtle as a facial grimace. | iStock.com
The signs of pain can be as obvious as a three-legged lameness or as subtle as a pinched look on your horse’s face. Pain can affect performance, cause poor welfare, or indicate a life-threatening issue. As horse owners, we need to recognize signs our horses are hurting and work with our veterinarians to address the causes of discomfort.
To help, The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care and Zoetis have partnered for Pain Awareness month this September. We’ll cover topics ranging from acute to chronic pain to helping manage your horse’s discomfort as the weather turns cold.
Look for pain-related content all month on TheHorse.com, our Facebook page and Twitter feed, and in our e-newsletters.
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Michelle Anderson is the former digital managing editor at The Horse. A lifelong horse owner, Anderson competes in dressage and enjoys trail riding. She’s a Washington State University graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in business administration and extensive coursework in animal sciences. She has worked in equine publishing since 1998. She currently lives with her husband on a small horse property in Central Oregon.
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