Your Horse’s Cartilage Has Bling
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
June 25, 2017
Intramitochondrial crystals could be related to horse joints’ ability to withstand mechanical stress, scientists say.
Intramitochondrial crystals could be related to horse joints’ ability to withstand mechanical stress, scientists say.
Medication and diagnostic analgesia are only effective if veterinarians put them in the right place, so accuracy is key.
What’s the difference between osteoarthritis and other types of arthritis?
Your vet might choose to inject your horse if his joints require direct treatment due to disease, inflammation, or pain.
Do you have any suggestions for speeding the time it takes for proximal splints (in the forelimbs) to resolve?
Learn about using joint injections to help treat common causes of lameness and reduced performance.
Learn about the newest advances in understanding and treating inflammation and joint disease in horses from Dr. Wayne McIlwraith, who is a distinguished professor at and founding director of the Colorado State University Orthopaedic Research Center.
Veterinarians know that balanced hooves influence a horse’s way of going and help maintain healthy joint function. Learn more from our experts, who are both veterinarians and experienced farriers.
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.
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