Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
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.
An equine surgeon and sports medicine specialist share the latest recommendations for preparing and using platelet-rich plasma in horses.
Learn how these injuries happen, how veterinarians treat them, and tips for preventing them in the first place.
Assessing a horse’s limbs, feet, and body can help you and your veterinarian identify anatomical traits that could end up being performance-affecting liabilities.
Learn about common joint issues in horses and current preventive and therapeutic approaches.
Find out how coffin bone fractures happen and how to prevent them from becoming career-ending injuries.
Two experts describe this degenerative suspensory ligament condition in horses and what new information researchers are learning about it.
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