How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Tim Shannon, CJF, APF, AWCF, and G. Marvin Beeman, DVM, will present on anatomy, form, and function from the perspectives of the farrier and veterinarian.
Such tendon injuries include those that affect commonly injured tendons at unusual sites, uncommonly hurt tendons, or where the pathology itself is unusual.
An OTTB who’s been off the track for three months tilts her head during bridling and at liberty. Could she be in pain? An internal medicine specialist weighs in.
Having a winter hoof care plan in place ahead of time can help eliminate worries during the deep freeze.
Researchers found that, in a pony with nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism (NSH), which causes bone to deform as it loses calcium, a bisphosphonate combined with a balanced diet seemed to alleviate clinical signs of disease.
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While surgery alone can improve septic navicular bursitis prognoses, recent study results suggest outcomes can be even better if surgery is combined with antimicrobials and therapeutic shoeing.
Commentaries on cleaning feed buckets, botulism, beet pulp, hay, and more were popular in 2018.
When it comes to feeding your horses, don’t make the same mistakes you’ve made in the past in the new year.
Listen to audio features on equine metabolic issues, colic, hoof abscesses, parasite control, navicular syndrome, and more.
Ten horses in Iran are the first horses worldwide to test positive for antibodies against Schmallenberg virus, which is known to infect ruminants in some parts of Europe.
Find videos on horse wounds, body condition scoring, equine gastric glandular disease, hoof adaptability, feeding sick horses, caring for old horses, and more.
Findings from a recent study could afford a better understanding of how parasites choose their hosts within a herd and lead to the identification of biomarkers that could help pinpoint which horses are more likely to be wormy, researchers said.
Texas-based farrier David Gilliam hopes his new nonprofit, Equine Soundness Professionals, will help improve horse health by promoting increased collaboration between farriers and veterinarians.
Researchers believe nasopharyngeal cicatrix is the result of an environmental agent, possibly found in pasture, but they still don’t know for sure what causes it, how to best manage it, or why it generally affects horses in a specific part of Texas. Here’s what you should know.
Veterinarians confirmed one case of EHM in LaGrange County, Indiana. Two other horses on the same property exhibited similar clinical signs.
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