Find out how Claire Godwin, DVM, keeps her 27-year-old endurance horse PL Mercury in elite condition, from joint support to conditioning tactics.
A custom-fitted thermoplastic glue-on shoe, designed to support the frog, made study ponies at-risk for laminitis more comfortable within three days, researchers said.
Survey respondents said a geriatric horse’s ability to lead a comfortable life ranked highest in their veterinary care decisions, and many owners said they’d made numerous accommodations for their animals’ needs.
Caring for the older horse can require special attention to his needs. Download this free guide to find out what health issues to watch for and how to keep your senior horse happy and healthy.
Two veterinarians share what has remained the same and what’s changing when it comes to diagnosing and treating this frustrating condition, once known as navicular. Read an excerpt from this in-depth article in our July 2018 issue.
Nutritionist Dr. Clair Thunes explains why ration-balancer protein contents might seem high but aren’t.
Although owners are frequently warned against the consequences of feeding these carbs, horses need them in their diets.
Learn about vitamin B-12’s role in the horse’s body and when supplementation might prove beneficial.
Equine recurrent uveitis, or ERU, remains a timely, expensive, and unrewarding disease to treat due to recurrence, loss of vision, and loss of use.
Why might replacing long-stem hay with hay pellets help resolve a senior horse’s loose manure? Our equine nutritionist weighs in.
Making dietary changes as horses lose their ability to grind long-stem hay will help prevent weight loss and other issues that can affect older horses.
Practitioners must use clinical signs and laboratory testing to distinguish between these sometimes similar ailments.
Horses with PPID had lessened antibody titers following vaccination for rhinopneumonitis and West Nile virus.
Our nutrition expert explains how diet changes can help horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID).
Years ago, vets relied on clinical signs to diagnose PPID. Find out how the disease is diagnosed now.
Once the biomarkers identified in this study are confirmed through more tests and larger samples, scientists might be able to develop treatments to prevent chronic pain, researchers said.
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