Common Causes of Lameness in Horses
The Horse Staff
April 12, 2023
Horses can go lame for a variety of reasons. Here are 4 common causes of lameness and their treatment options.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
Horses can go lame for a variety of reasons. Here are 4 common causes of lameness and their treatment options.
When used properly, this injectable can be an effective substitute for traditional joint therapies for managing horses with osteoarthritis.
If your horse is acting naughty when handled or ridden, he might be trying to avoid pain somewhere in his body.
New research shows sport horses had increased hock angles when the hind hooves were shod and might show reduced lameness.
Researchers discussed the complications 212 veterinarians experienced after performing sacroiliac joint region injections.
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Determining a horse’s cause of neck pain can help ensure he receives the correct treatment.
Horses might show a slight asymmetry in their gait without being truly lame.
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While prohibited in competition horses, this anabolic steroid might help vets manage joint disease such as osteochondrosis lesions in young horses.
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Managing the magnitude and frequency of limb loading is key to keeping horses—particularly racehorses—injury-free.
A field study of the drug showed it significantly improved lameness in horses and induced no clinically relevant adverse effects.
Comparing ligament striations in opposite limbs via ultrasound to determine if changes are normal versus tears could lead to misdiagnosis.
The Type 2 diabetes drug might help horses with chronic hyperinsulinemia and laminitis that haven’t responded to management changes.
This stallside system might benefit horses with acute and chronic inflammatory synovitis.
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