Standing surgeries on sedated horses can provide good, if not better, results than equivalent surgeries on fully anesthetized horses, without the added costs and complications.
Dwarfism in horses causes major health challenges, leading to a heightened risk of functional handicaps, nutritional disorders, chronic pain, and serious welfare concerns.
How equine practitioners can use ultrasound to evaluate the multifidus muscle, which stabilizes and supports the equine back.
A horse appears healthy and sidepasses well to the right, but not to the left. Could he be in pain? A sports medicine practitioner shares his thoughts.
High-tech measurements support master saddlers’ tree width standards.
Something on the X rays looks a bit off—is it significant or of no consequence? It depends on what you find.
The owner of a navicular mule asks about possible cures, and Dr. Duncan Peters offers management options.
Does wrapping a horse’s lower legs in the winter aid circulation and keep them warm?
Prevailing wisdom has been that Western disciplines are too physically demanding to allow athletes to return to work after arthroscopic stifle surgery. A study presented at the 2019 AAEP Convention found this isn’t necessarily the case.
What is a crooked horse? Our sources describe several kinds of crooked horses and how you can help.
When the going gets muddy, the muddy get hoof problems. Here’s what to watch for in your horses.
Saddles with trees that are too narrow or too wide can reduce range of motion in horses’ backs, a study found.
Our gelding’s broken hock has healed with what the veterinarian calls bone spurs. He believes the spurs could be rubbing against our gelding’s tendon, causing pain. What is the long-term prognosis for injuries such as these?
French researchers found horses with simulated C6-C7 nerve compression had shortened strides, tightened gaits, and a general lack of shoulder tone.
Owners who struggle to provide their horses with consistently good-quality forage might be able to improve feed digestibility and topline development by offering these horses a fortified feed, researchers find.
Veterinarians are using chiropractic techniques more frequently to evaluate and treat back disorders in horses. Here, a CSU professor and researcher outlines basic principles.
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