Equine Kissing Spines Gene Found
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
September 21, 2022
Researchers discovered a connection between Chromosome 25 and the presence of kissing spines in horses.
Researchers discovered a connection between Chromosome 25 and the presence of kissing spines in horses.
Palpating your horse’s back can help you determine if he’s uncomfortable.
Jessica Gould, DVM, demonstrates extracorporeal shock wave therapy on an Irish Sport Horse to help manage mild neck and back pain.
Discover how shock wave therapy, mesotherapy, and ongoing maintenance helped a young event horse with kissing spines return to performance in this free report.
An equine veterinarian describes approaches for treating kissing spines, arthritis, and other spinal issues.
Leg lameness should always be ruled out first when investigating sore backs, but primary causes of back pain do also exist.
The most common horse vertebral issues seen over a decade at one diagnostic lab were wobbler syndrome, fracture/subluxation, and abnormal spinal curvature.
Researcher: Chiropractic care might help address the compensatory pain and dysfunction that result from a primary lameness.
Researchers found the choice of steroid used for sacroiliac joint injections predicted outcomes better than whether the horse underwent a preprocedure ultrasound.
What impact do structural deviations really have on your horse’s soundness and performance? Here’s what you should know.
Researchers found individual horses can have such widely different vertebral columns, they don’t even have the same number of vertebrae.
Scientists found that a professional’s light, steady, straight pull at a slightly downward angle relieved pain at several sites along the equine spine.
Find out when a half-pad will improve your horse’s comfort and when it might cause more harm than good.
Italian researchers found higher-placed haynets significantly shorten horses’ back muscles and change their jaw angles as they eat.
Find out how to keep you, your prone-to-worry horse, and those around him safe.
Researchers used CT scan and microscopic exam to characterize anatomical findings of the lumbosacral spine and document any damage or disease.
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