Nutrition and the Equine Topline
Clair Thunes, PhD
August 19, 2024
Find out how proper nutrition, including high-quality protein, could help improve muscling over your horse’s back.
Find out how proper nutrition, including high-quality protein, could help improve muscling over your horse’s back.
Research and advancements are improving our understanding of how water exercise benefits both healthy and rehabbing horses.
Drs. Howland Mansfield and Steve Adair explain how owners can keep horses with neck arthritis comfortable in light work.
Learn about imaging techniques for accurately diagnosing pathologies in the equine back and neck.
Researchers reviewed literature about an anatomical variation of the equine cervical spine called TC67 that occurs most often in Warmbloods.
What are the most common neck issues in horses and how are research and technological advancements helping veterinarians diagnose them?
How to prepare for your horse’s chiropractic adjustment and what to do after it’s complete. Learn more in this article from The Horse‘s 2024 Preventive Care issue.
Back pain and topline dysfunction can shorten horses’ careers. Learn how one veterinarian diagnoses and treats this soundness problem.
Read about how veterinarians incorporate therapies such as acupuncture and PEMF to help your horse feel his best in this article from The Horse’s Spring 2024 issue.
One expert explains why poor riding or ill-fitting equipment is more likely to cause back pain than one discipline alone.
Back pain in horses can be challenging to overcome, but you can address and prevent it with diligent management and rehabilitation.
These 6 steps can help transform your horse’s topline from underdeveloped to well-toned.
Learn what might cause back pain in horses and how to identify it during equine back pain awareness week, brought you by NexHA.
Do we underestimate the impact of ill-fitting tack on our horses? Learn how to recognize and address saddle fit problems.
How veterinarians diagnose and rehabilitate horses suffering from kissing spines.
Find out how veterinarians diagnose and treat this complex condition.
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