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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.

Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis Common Among Pennsylvania Horses

Haylie Kerstetter November 30, 2022

Scientists looked at disease prevalence in horses suspected to have tick-borne infections and compared test performance.

Horse Health After an Immune Challenge

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc September 29, 2020

If your horse survives one of these five infections, he might still suffer lasting effects. Learn which diseases most commonly cause post-infection illnesses and how they can impact a horse’s long-term health, use, and quality of life.

tick-borne disease in horses; Advancements in Equine Lyme Disease Testing

How to Protect Horses From Ticks

Erika Machtinger, PhD March 27, 2020

Get tips for keeping disease-spreading ticks off your horse from Dr. Erika Machtinger of Pennsylvania State University.

Creepy Crawlies, Part 2: Tremendous Ticks

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc March 25, 2020

Ticks can infect horses with an array of diseases including piroplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Lyme disease.

Is It Lyme Disease?

Jean-Yin Tan, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM March 24, 2020

A veterinarian shares the latest research findings regarding Lyme disease in horses and her practical experience as a veterinary internal medicine specialist in the heart of Lyme country.

A Closer Look at Comorbidities in Horses

Nancy S. Loving, DVM February 25, 2020

Horses can experience more than one disease process at the same time, an occurrence known as comorbidity. In this article, we’ll take a look at equine diseases such as PPID and laminitis that veterinarians most commonly see in conjunction with other conditions.

Horses With Fever But No Cough, Nasal Discharge: Consider Tick-Borne Disease

Alexandra Beckstett May 13, 2019

When a horse spikes a fever without the nasal discharge and other respiratory signs you’d expect to see with an infectious disease, the potential causes could be vast. In some parts of the country, a tick-borne disease could be a culprit.

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Insect-Borne Equine Diseases: Q&A

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment February 23, 2019

Find answers to questions about equine infectious anemia, Potomac horse fever, parasites, and more.

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The Horse Staff December 30, 2018

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Peter Timoney, MVB, MS, PhD, FRCVS November 6, 2018

Learn how rising temperatures and higher rainfall totals might lead to an increased risk of mosquito- and tick-borne disease in horses.

What Do Lyme Disease Titers Mean in Horses?

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 23, 2018

If a horse tests positive for Lyme disease antibodies, does that mean the horse has the disease? Dr. Eric Swinebroad responds.

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Lyme Disease Testing for Horses

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 20, 2018

Equine internal medicine specialist Dr. Eric Swinebroad offers an overview of testing available for Lyme disease.

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Lyme Disease Risk in Horses by Region

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 19, 2018

Find out where Lyme disease is most prevalent in the U.S. and Canada from Dr. Eric Swinebroad.

Lyme Disease: Clinical Signs in Horses

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 18, 2018

Dr. Eric Swinebroad gives an overview of Lyme disease’s potential clinical signs.

Lyme Disease in Horses

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 12, 2018

Lyme disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose and has (or might not have) a myriad of vague (or not-so-vague) clinical signs in horses. Learn about this tick-borne disease and get your questions answered during our live Q&A.