Understanding Equine Diagnostic Imaging
Elizabeth Acutt, DVM
January 26, 2025
Learn what to expect when your horse undergoes advanced imaging exams using MRI, CT, and nuclear scintigraphy.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
Learn what to expect when your horse undergoes advanced imaging exams using MRI, CT, and nuclear scintigraphy.
Early diagnosis and proper treatment of these joint problems can make the difference in whether the horse can return to soundness.
Longeing horses in a controlled way and avoiding overlongeing could be the most effective ways to protect their joints.
Ah, the age-old question: When managing horse wounds, should you wrap them or let them “air out”? Researchers are working to determine whether bandaging is the best option and in what circumstances.
Learn how and why this approach is a cornerstone in the treatment of dorsal spinous process impingement.
A horse’s ridden or competitive career doesn’t have to end after an osteoarthritis diagnosis. Two experts share tips for conditioning these animals.
Two experts describe this degenerative suspensory ligament condition in horses and what new information researchers are learning about it.
Read about the steps veterinarians and farriers take to identify, evaluate, and treat riding horses’ hoof problems.
Find out how orthopedic therapies are enhancing the health and performance of sport horses in the Research Roundup 2024 issue of The Horse.
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.
Review the latest research findings on how different horseshoes affect hooves in The Horse‘s 2024 Research Roundup issue.
Find out what commonly applied practices horse owners and caretakers tend to overdo.
A veterinarian with equine podiatry expertise describes frog exfoliation and what you should do if it happens to your horse.
One veterinarian describes what management changes you can make to keep your arthritic horse comfortable.
Learn what you can do to help your horse recover from a joint injury and give him a better prognosis for the future.
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.
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