Prosthetic Limbs for Horses: A Closer Look
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
April 10, 2011
Horses have traditionally been considered obligate four-legged animals; however, the dogma is changing.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Horses have traditionally been considered obligate four-legged animals; however, the dogma is changing.
In certain cases of navicular disease, drilling a hole into the navicular bone–a procedure called core decompression that’s commonly used to treat human osteonecrosis (bone death caused by poor blood supply to the area)–might provide a new
Clearly defined diagnostic criteria could help veterinarians detect BFS earlier and more accurately.
A horse’s body temperature can indicate everything from an internal ailment (such as colic) to an infectious disease to hypothermia. Or it can simply confirm that a horse is healthy and ready for action. While most owners and veterinarians step to
Healthy blood sugar is a major factor in equine health. When glucose is not efficiently delivered to or utilized by the target cells, a horse’s ability to produce sustained metabolic energy is greatly diminished. This can result in a series of
Horse owners must be able to acknowledge that a horse is overweight and needs to drop a few pounds.
Regular application of a topical ointment might help horses suffering from insect bite hypersensitivity.
The starry sky pattern is an unusual and dramatic ultrasonographic appearance of the equine liver.
Ultrasonography, along with endoscopy, can be a supplemental resource veterinarians can use to diagnose roaring.
Equine atypical myopathy (EAM), a seasonal, pasture-associated muscle disorder of unknown etiology (cause), presents a particular challenge to veterinarians. The disease is characterized by a generalized complete degeneration of muscle fibers, which
Learn how vaccines work, which ones your horse should have, and reactions to watch out for with Dr. Dale Brown of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
The National Equine Resource Network’s (NERN) low-cost gelding clinic program in California has reduced the number of stallions in Huntington Beach and Salinas by 25, according to Shirley Puga, head of the nonprofit organization founded last year to
Exercise-related sudden deaths in racehorses are uncommon and “poorly understood,” noted study researchers.
What do wild mustangs have to teach people? If you ask the students enrolled in Rutgers University’s (RU) Young Horse Teaching and Research Program (YHTRP), the answer will likely be, “plenty.” For the past two years, the YHTRP, headed by Sarah L.
For a truck and horse trailer, the side of the road with a flat tire is a dangerous place to, especially with horses onboard. As a conscientious horse owner, you should try to minimize the time spent roadside. One way to do that, according to Bill
The University of California, Davis, annual equine medicine symposium is scheduled for April 9. This year’s topic is “The Golden Years: Helping Your Horse Mature Gracefully,” and it will cover everything you ever wanted to know about helping your
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