Bone is a vital tissue that’s densely packed with specialized cells and supplied with a rich network of blood vessels.
Joint disease causes lameness, impedes training, creates behavioral issues, and can end a horse’s riding career. From hoof care and nutrition to medical and supportive care, learn how to keep your horse comfortable and sound despite joint disease.
Learn about how horse joints work and how you can keep your horse’s joints healthy with this step-by-step visual guide.
Dr. Erin Denney-Jones describes the details of epiphysitis, or the inflammation of the growth plates, in young horses.
Owners face a sometimes overwhelming amount of options when it comes to supplementing horses for joint health. Learn about equine joint supplement ingredients, research, and what might help your horse in our easy-to-follow visual guide.
Dr. Erin Denney-Jones shares information about joint injections in horses and what kind of horses or problems might benefit from joint injections.
Are joint injections meant to be used to prevent lameness, or as a therapeutic remedy for an existing problem?
Learn about equine intra-articular joint-injections for arthritis from a leading researcher and practitioner.
Learn about the splint bones, common problems, and treatments to alleviate those problems in horses.
Researchers confirmed what some believed all along: JOCC might be one disease, but it?s a very complex one.
A better understanding of the lesions found in growing horse skeletons has led to clearer terminology.
Dr. David Frisbie of Colorado State University answers a reader question about whether oral and injectable equine supplements help prevent and treat arthritis, and he describes the importance of pursuing quality, tested products.
Learn about the newest research and information about therapeutic joint injections for horses, including hyaluronan (HA), site prep, corticosteroids, infection, and more.
One veterinarian reviews different non-steroidal joint medications commonly used in equine joint therapy.
MRI could detect bone changes indicating a horse is at risk for catastrophic fractures before accidents occur.
With appropriate care and use, vets can mitigate some risks associated with intra-articular corticosteroids.
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