Is Your Horse Hurting?
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
May 31, 2024
Learning to read a horse’s facial expressions and postures at rest and under saddle can help you become more sensitive to detecting pain in horses.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
Learning to read a horse’s facial expressions and postures at rest and under saddle can help you become more sensitive to detecting pain in horses.
Can supplements improve a senior horse’s joint health once he has started showing signs of stiffness? One expert weighs in.
Equine osteoarthritis often develops subtly and is a common result of aging. Learn how a horse’s joints inevitably wear with age and how to keep him comfortable.
Discover the importance of giving special attention to senior horses’ joints during Senior Horse Joint Care Awareness Week, sponsored by NexHA.
Recent study results show this treatment for osteoarthritis might benefit horses in both the short and long term.
Create a systematic training program to help you and your horse reach goals while minimizing your horse’s risk of injury and mental burnout.
A horse owner wonders if a farrier moving from barn to barn during the day could spread equine diseases.
Proper nutrition can make or break joint health. Here’s what you should know.
Supporting your horses through good nutrition, regular veterinary care, and a systematic training program can help them perform at their best. Look for competition horse management content all week brought to you by NexHA.
Here’s how veterinarians and farriers diagnose and manage this degenerative arthritic condition.
An expert reviews material showing 2.5% polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) is effective, long-lasting, and safe for treating early- and late-stage equine osteoarthritis.
Gait-altering conditions such as EPM, wobbler syndrome, and Lyme disease can be tricky to spot and even more difficult to diagnose.
One expert shares 9 reasons why your horse might not be meeting your expectations and recommends taking a realistic look at both his and your athletic potential.
Veterinarians and farriers can work together to help club-footed horses lead productive lives.
Find out what conditions, beyond lameness, a veterinarian might uncover during a prepurchase exam.
How veterinarians diagnose and rehabilitate horses suffering from kissing spines.
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