Getting a Handle on Scratches in Horses
Anthony Yu, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVD
April 22, 2025
Address the condition’s primary, predisposing, and perpetuating causative factors for a successful outcome.
Address the condition’s primary, predisposing, and perpetuating causative factors for a successful outcome.
Read about how one veterinarian treated a particularly challenging case of the equine skin condition commonly known as scratches.
Ah, the age-old question: When managing horse wounds, should you wrap them or let them “air out”? Researchers are working to determine whether bandaging is the best option and in what circumstances.
Assessing a horse’s limbs, feet, and body can help you and your veterinarian identify anatomical traits that could end up being performance-affecting liabilities.
Splint bone injuries are common in both working and pastured horses. Here’s what you should know.
Veterinarians weigh in on the do’s and don’ts of wound care, from discovery to recovery.
Researchers are exploring improved ways to heal these notoriously complicated soft tissue structures.
There are right and wrong ways to bandage horses’ limbs, no matter the wrap’s purpose.
What’s going on inside your horse’s hooves during injury or disease? Sources reveal what they’ve learned about common hoof conditions such as abscesses and sheared heels.
Learn about two different and unrelated processes that present as firm swellings in the horse’s pastern region.
With so many supplements to choose from, it’s important to know what options are effective. Here’s a look at supplement ingredients that are backed by science.
Are horses that develop sepsis-related, supporting-limb, or idiopathic laminitis at a higher risk of developing endocrinopathic laminitis down the road?
How veterinarians put foals with angular limb deformities on the path to alignment.
My OTTB recently recovered from a bowed tendon injury. What can I do to help him continue to stay sound?
Research and advancements are improving our understanding of how water exercise benefits both healthy and rehabbing horses.
The steps you take to care for your horse both immediately after a competition and once you’re back home are important to his athletic longevity.
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