There are a number of modes of therapy that can help maintain joint health and reduce pain associated with joint disease.
Some horses present special challenges, such as being too thin, too fat, or sick. Some horses are finicky and are hard to keep weight on, especially when working.
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), Cushing’s disease, insulin resistance (IR), glucose intolerance, and glycemic indices of feeds have gotten a lot of press lately. The terms are taken from the human literature, where they have very specific
Until approximately two years ago, I had my retired Quarter Horse on both Legend and Adequan. A change in our
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market and sell SURPASS™ (1% diclofenac sodium) Topical Anti-Inflammatory Cream, a new treatment for horses with pain and
Bog and bone spavin don’t necessarily have to end your horse’s performance career, but they certainly require careful attention and care.
With more and more horses reaching geriatric status (over 20 years of age), it?s important to understand how their nutritional needs might change. Diets should be adjusted if necessary to help old-timers live long and healthy lives. David Pugh,
Scientific researchers have learned that the injuries suffered by human and equine athletes, especially as they relate to joints, often are very similar. Now, they are using that knowledge in their attempts to find ways to prevent injuries to both.
Can you help me find a list of geriatric horse vaccinations?
Woodbine Entertainment reported Monday that 32 Thoroughbreds were killed in Sunday’s barn fire at Woodbine Racecourse near Toronto, Ontario. The damage estimate was set at $3 million.
The horses were stabled in barns 7 and 7A at Woodbine
Technology and advances in medicine have given us tools to keep our horses alive longer.
Could something in the environment be predisposing my horses to Cushing’s syndrome?
Scientists’ understanding of non-infective arthritis dramatically advances every year, and each year when the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) meets, practitioners have the opportunity to absorb the newest information on these
Hormone Responses to Feeds
Joe Pagan, PhD, owner of Kentucky Equine Research in Versailles, Ky., discussed glycemic response in growing horses as an indicator of developmental orthopedic disease. He said looking at diet and
Wintering the geriatric horse is somewhat more challenging, but can be successfully accomplished.
Aging horses by their incisor teeth is as much an art as a science.
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