Can PPID or EMS Affect My Horse’s Joints?
Haylie Kerstetter
December 8, 2023
Dr. Luke Bass describes the unique joint changes that might be seen in horses with PPID and EMS.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Dr. Luke Bass describes the unique joint changes that might be seen in horses with PPID and EMS.
Dr. Howland Mansfield describes signs a horse is ready to retire from riding, ranging from mild work intolerance to lameness.
Horses are very adaptable and typically can handle significant temperature changes; however, when we alter their natural condition, they might struggle.
Obesity could cause increased damage to your horse’s joints. Here’s why.
A slow, steady, step-by-step approach helps veterinarians localize lesions in neurologic adult horses. Read more in the Fall 2023 issue of The Horse.
Here are some tips for promoting nonworking horses’ optimal health (and preventing potential problems) with nutrition.
Emerging technologies are giving veterinarians the tools they need to best address dental disease in horses.
Learn how to choose the right bedding, effectively clean your horse’s stall, and protect his airways from ammonia. Sponsored by Sweet PDZ.
How veterinarians are applying computed tomography in equine medicine and what they’re learning about its use.
Equine practitioners are using recent research in their day-to-day practice to diagnose PPID, EMS, and ID.
Black cherry leaves are blowing into a horse pasture, and the owner is worried they will put her horses’ health at risk.
Discover how nutritionists took three horses from fat to fabulous.
Blood insulin levels can warn of increased risk of laminitis in obese horses and ponies and spur owners to mitigate it.
Equine neuroaxonal dystrophy (eNAD) and equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy (EDM) both plague the horse’s central nervous system.
Performance horses’ lifestyles put them at a greater risk of developing gastric ulcers. An equine nutritionist explains how to combat this.
Newly identified liver viruses in horses might be more common than we realize.
Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with
© 2022 Copyright Statement dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing User Terms, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
What Hay is Safe for My EMS Horse?