Promoting Lifelong Equine Joint Health
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
October 14, 2016
Using sensible strategies, we can help keep equine joints healthy and capable of withstanding athletic demands.
Using sensible strategies, we can help keep equine joints healthy and capable of withstanding athletic demands.
An extract from blue-green algae—a potentially toxic substance—could help arthritic horses without poisoning them.
The British survey results also suggest that lamenesses are more likely to originate in the limb than in the foot.
Assess your horse’s body condition regularly so you can adjust his diet accordingly and identify potential problems.
Parvathy Thampi is investigating the mechanisms that limit joint cartilage’s ability to repair.
Horses’ knees are prone to both congenital and acquired lameness problems. Here’s what you need to know.
Of the 1,452 respondents 579 (40%) said they occasionally treat their horse to apples or carrots.
The collection includes 10 studies on physiology, disease, diagnosis, and treatment techniques in equine dentistry.
Studying diseases across species can benefit horses as well as people.
I have a 30-year-old hinny who is very skinny and is losing weight. Is there anything that I could give him to make him more comfortable, help him gain weight, and not cause him harm?
Your veterinarian will decide which NSAID is best for your horse. Always adhere to his or her administration guidelines.
Researchers are studying underlying genetic factors that lead some horses to develop heaves while others don’t.
Hot topics include digestion, metabolism, soft tissue injuries, and inflamm-aging.
Your horse’s best chance of overcoming this hoof disease might lie in your ability to catch it early.
Scientists say molecular changes to an in-joint protein layer called lubricin could indicate osteoarthritis development.
You can’t just toss your equine athletes, seniors, youngsters, and retirees the same feed and call it a day.
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