Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
Placing elastic therapeutic tape strategically on the skin might stimulate the underlying muscles and help horses recovering from back pain or injury.
Learn more about extracorporeal shock wave therapy and how it can help rehabilitate or treat horses with a variety of conditions and injuries. Sponsored by PulseVet.
Researchers injected horses’ injured joints with a combination of hyaluronan, sodium chondroitin sulfate, and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (HCSG).
The readily available modality can reveal more information so veterinarians can make a definitive diagnosis.
Researcher: Chiropractic care might help address the compensatory pain and dysfunction that result from a primary lameness.
Dr. Weston Warnock shares reasons your vet might recommend either choice for your horse.
Dr. Weston Warnock shares his clinical experience using orthobiologics to help manage horses with foot pain.
Scientists recently investigated how horses metabolize and tolerate cannabidiol and found it is bioavailable.
Milne lecturer urges veterinarians to understand the “why” of lameness before making a diagnosis.
Racetrack veterinarians can trust PET when looking for fetlock pathologies that can potentially lead to serious injuries if left undiagnosed.
Belgian researchers use both modalities to investigate the causes of foot pain in 30 horses referred to the equine hospital for forelimb lameness.
What can an owner do to control a horse’s foot pain? We turned to two equine veterinarians that spend a lot of time managing horses’ feet to find out.
Modifying training programs and monitoring lesion sites might help protect against PSB fractures in this population of horses.
The average horse is more likely to encounter a foot bruise than any other lameness. If you recognize the causes of foot bruises and understand their treatment and prevention, you can stave off discomfort in your horse and perhaps avoid an abscess.
The Horse and Dechra have partnered to educate horse owners about hoof-related lamenesses Feb. 13-19, 2022.
Training horses in the spring and summer can present some challenges. Learn how your horse’s body adapts to exercise training, how he acclimates to spring and summer weather conditions, and what you can do to help him perform at his best.
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