Is My Horse Neurologic or Lame?
Sarah Evers Conrad
April 10, 2024
Gait-altering conditions such as EPM, wobbler syndrome, and Lyme disease can be tricky to spot and even more difficult to diagnose.
Gait-altering conditions such as EPM, wobbler syndrome, and Lyme disease can be tricky to spot and even more difficult to diagnose.
If you can see your horse’s ribs or his topline is lacking, he might need to gain weight or muscle. But how can you tell which he needs?
Find out what conditions, beyond lameness, a veterinarian might uncover during a prepurchase exam.
Learn about the types of fractures and how veterinarians handle them.
Consider these 4 behavior-science-based approaches to help your horse load safely.
A youngster’s hoof care lays the foundation for his future. Here’s what you need to know about the foal’s first exam, mistakes to avoid, and common foal hoof and limb issues.
Are you planning to breed your mare? Taking a systematic, step-by-step approach to managing each mare, in partnership with your veterinary team, can help cultivate success.
Three practitioners share advice on how to best care for your horses following a disaster.
Does your horse have asthma? Find out how you can help him using management and environmental changes.
Any nasal drainage can be an important indicator of a horse’s health and can even herald an emergency. Learn about 6 snotty nose scenarios and possible causes.
Each horse has his own individual needs when it comes to parasite control. But when you’re responsible for deworming a number of horses on one property, how do you meet each one’s needs?
Owning a horse over his lifetime can be rewarding, but you need to be prepared for specific costs related to his care. Learn about senior horse research studies and what veterinarians say you should watch for as your horse ages.
Are you planning to breed your mare? Learn how taking a systematic, step-by-step approach to managing each mare, in partnership with your veterinary team, can help cultivate success next spring.
Whether it’s pulling a plow or a buggy, going for a pleasure drive, or contending a combined driving event, driving poses health considerations both similar to and distinct from those encountered with your typical sport horse.
Two sport horse veterinarians have shared how to make smart horse health decisions at competitions. See if you select the right paths toward a healthful and successful showing experience in these sticky scenarios.
Recent research has given us more insight into how to manage horses affected by or vulnerable to laminitis. If your horse falls into the at-risk category, consider these diet changes.
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