Getting a Handle on Scratches in Horses
Anthony Yu, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVD
April 22, 2025
Address the condition’s primary, predisposing, and perpetuating causative factors for a successful outcome.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Address the condition’s primary, predisposing, and perpetuating causative factors for a successful outcome.
One reader wants to know how she can manage her metabolic horse that is also prone to gastric ulcers. Here’s what she should consider.
Read about how one veterinarian treated a particularly challenging case of the equine skin condition commonly known as scratches.
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Explore the methods used to diagnose food-related issues in horses and effectively manage their clinical signs.
Changing antibiotic prescribing habits can be challenging for practitioners, but small steps, peer support, and stewardship guidelines can improve antimicrobial use.
Learn why experts are questioning routine antibiotic use in equine orthopedic surgery and how alternative strategies can help reduce infection risk.
Equitation scientists offer 10 evidence-based principles to improve horse welfare, performance, and partnership.
Reserve antibiotics in equine reproduction for proven infections, not routine use. Vets should utilize alternative treatments to reduce AMR risk when possible.
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To reduce antibiotic use in equine practice, vets should limit prophylactic treatment and prescribe only for confirmed infections.
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One expert calls antimicrobial resistance a threat to global horse health. Here’s how equine vets can improve diagnostics and use antibiotics wisely to combat this crisis.
Researchers now understand how 7 types of shoeing combinations affect movement in each area of the horse’s neck and back.
Dr. Katie Ellis and Dr. Howland Mansfield discuss what imaging modalities veterinarians might use to accurately diagnose joint disease in horses.
Horses with EMS are often overweight or obese and also at an increased risk of developing laminitis. Implement these 5 strategies to manage your EMS horse more effectively.
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