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.
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
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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.
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.
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
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 immune system allows humans and animals including horses to survive in a complex world filled with harmful bacteria and viruses that can use our bodies for nourishment and reproduce within us. The immune system protects us from those organisms
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