Observation, Science, and Equine Lameness Diagnosis
Equine Disease Quarterly
January 10, 2017
Vets can glean crucial information by evaluating horses with performance issues in hand, on the longe, and under saddle.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
Vets can glean crucial information by evaluating horses with performance issues in hand, on the longe, and under saddle.
Veterinarians discuss how they diagnose and treat injuries to the collateral ligament, DDFT, navicular bursa, and more.
Horses can appear lame in the front limb when the real lameness is the hind limb on the same side, researchers found.
Veterinarians use imaging technologies to evaluate, diagnose, and ultimately treat lameness in the lower leg and foot.
Young horses leaned more than older ones with better musculoskeletal strength and coordination, scientists say.
Learn the latest about this puzzling neuromuscular disease.
Tweets and take-homes from sessions on lameness, rehabilitation, equine back issues, and more!
Dr. Bill Moyer’s advancements in treating equine foot disorders make him an authority on lameness issues.
They might be less common than limb fractures, but skull, rib, pelvis, and withers fractures are no less important.
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Researchers believe the tested supplements could help reduce the joint inflammation that can lead to osteoarthritis.
Horses consuming the supplement following joint injections were less lame than control horses, researchers found.
Using sensible strategies, we can help keep equine joints healthy and capable of withstanding athletic demands.
An extract from blue-green algae—a potentially toxic substance—could help arthritic horses without poisoning them.
The British survey results also suggest that lamenesses are more likely to originate in the limb than in the foot.
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