4 Things You Need to Know to Prevent Endocrinopathic Laminitis
Madeline Boast, MSc
March 18, 2026
Manage at-risk horses’ diet and exercise to help avoid this painful condition.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
Manage at-risk horses’ diet and exercise to help avoid this painful condition.
Meet Beau and follow the 8-year-old Quarter Horse’s journey from subtle lameness to return to performance.
Two experts answer questions about keeping horses sound through their senior years during this episode. Sponsored by American Regent Animal Health.
This common hoof change can be a hidden cause of lameness in horses. Learn more in the Spring 2026 issue of The Horse.
Do you suspect your horse is lame? Here we’ll show you how to fine-tune your riding senses to recognize lameness when you’re on your horse.
Follow these steps when your horse has an abscess that lingers beyond typical treatment times.
Conformation, saddle fit, rider body weight, and training practices can all influence function—and dysfunction—in your horse’s topline.
An owner’s doctor is reluctant to give her joint injections too often, but her horse gets them every six months. Is that cause for concern?
Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Hilary Clayton outlined the mechanics that underpin gait, balance, and directional change.
Read about the steps veterinarians and farriers take to identify, evaluate, and treat riding horses’ hoof problems.
Standardized, multilevel surface testing is helping racetracks improve consistency, fairness, and ultimately horse and rider safety.
Imbalances in horses’ hind hooves can lead to hock, tendon, ligament, and even lumbar pain; precise radiograph-guided farriery can help.
How vets prepare equine orthobiologics—and the horse they collect from—can shape the final product, making technique and timing critical for success.
A tissue-specific approach to joint inflammation helps guide more precise treatment strategies in horses.
Learn what to expect when your horse undergoes advanced imaging exams using MRI, CT, and nuclear scintigraphy.
A nutrition expert offers advice on preventing weight gain and boredom while a hefty horse is on stall rest.
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