Hereditary Disease Research Into HERDA
If we have any doubt about a horse with lesions that look like HERDA (also called HC), we can test to see if that animal does have this disease. Usually it’s easy to diagnose, once you’ve seen a few.
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Research into the disease known as hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA; also known as hyperelastosis cutis, HC) is also proceeding at the University of California, Davis. The research is headed by Stephen White, DVM, Dipl. ACVD (dermatology) and has a four-part focus.
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USED WITH PERMISSION OF DR. STEPHEN WHITE A typical sore from hyperelastosis cutis, or hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia |
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Heather Smith Thomas ranches with her husband near Salmon, Idaho, raising cattle and a few horses. She has a B.A. in English and history from University of Puget Sound (1966). She has raised and trained horses for 50 years, and has been writing freelance articles and books nearly that long, publishing 20 books and more than 9,000 articles for horse and livestock publications. Some of her books include Understanding Equine Hoof Care, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Care and Management of Horses, Storey’s Guide to Raising Horses and Storey’s Guide to Training Horses. Besides having her own blog, www.heathersmiththomas.blogspot.com, she writes a biweekly blog at https://insidestorey.blogspot.com that comes out on Tuesdays.
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