There Was a Crooked Foal
Karen Briggs
May 1, 1999
A newborn foal, teetering on spidery legs, has a knock-kneed, awkward charm that can melt hearts.
A newborn foal, teetering on spidery legs, has a knock-kneed, awkward charm that can melt hearts.
Lush pasture is the arch enemy of horses susceptible to laminitis and founder.
The American Horse Council (AHC) reports that before adjourning Congress passed a giant Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which included federal funding for several equine programs the AHC has been working for on behalf of the
The more you read about white line disease, and the more you talk to farriers and veterinarians about it, the more you think there might be some wisdom to those who shrug and say, White line disease? Never see it. Not in any of my clients’ horses. “he more you read about white line disease, and the more you talk to f
But because forages are not high-energy feeds, the athletic horse’s diet needs to be supplemented in order to provide enough energy for him to perform at peak capacity. Traditionally, this is done by feeding grains, which are rich in carbohydrates
Hoof cracks can be as simple as something that merely irritates the observer from an aesthetic point of view to something so serious that the horse is dead lame and unable to perform. Hoof cracks come in a variety of types and sizes, and they
Equine back problems are common, particularly in performance horses. The conditions involved can be primary or can result from lameness, ill-fitting tack, or even inadequate schooling.
Navicular disease once was called ‘the last resort of the diagnostically destitute (practitioner),’ based on the syndrome’s ambiguous symptoms and the practitioner’s inability to isolate definitely the source of the horse’
The first thing to address in this story is that most bone cysts are not typically cysts, by strict definition. The medical dictionary definition of a cyst is, a structure lined with epithelium (a special cell type) and”he first thing to address in this story is that most bone cysts are not typically cysts, by strict definition. The medical dictionary definition of a cyst is, a str”e first thing to address in this story is that most bone cysts are not typically cysts, by strict definition. The” first thing to address in this story is that most bone cysts “first thing
Of all the components of your horse’s diet, protein is probably the most misunderstood.
Although the suspensory is considered a ligament, it is appropriate to discuss this structure in our tendon series since technically it is a vestigial (existing as a rudimentary structure) tendon. To review the anatomy, the suspensory”P>Although the suspensory is considered a ligament, it is appropriate to discuss th
Fracture repair is a field that has grown by leaps and bounds in the last 20 years, and new research is improving the prognosis for horses every day. The best part is that these injuries, which once were death sentences for a horse, now are routinely repaired, saving careers and lives.
Can you please tell me what the terms hunter’s bump and a dropped hip refer to, and how they are different?
Electric fence wire, barbed wire, sheet metal…What do these things have in common? They all have caused catastrophic tendon injuries in horses.
Developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) remains one of the top concerns of breeders worldwide. Not one condition, but rather a series of related syndromes, DOD encompasses anything that contributes to poor skeletal development in foals: angular
This information will help you as a breeder, owner, or trainer understand better the area of the sesamoids, how they can be injured, and how they can be treated.
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