Can Young Horses Develop Joint Disease?
Haylie Kerstetter
June 7, 2025
A listener wants to know what osteoarthritis means in horses. Can young horses develop joint disease?
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A listener wants to know what osteoarthritis means in horses. Can young horses develop joint disease?
An equine surgeon answers a listener’s question about the safety of longeing her 2-year-old horse in this podcast excerpt.
Find out how the amount of time your young horse spends in turnout might affect his joint development, especially in the first years of life.
Tune into Ask TheHorse Live to learn how to prepare for equine health emergencies logistically and financially. Sponsored by CareCredit.
Learn the latest on equine endocrine disease—causes, diagnosis, dynamic testing, and whole-horse treatment strategies—beyond just laminitis. Sponsored by Kentucky Performance Products.
In this Ask TheHorse Live podcast episode an equine surgeon answers listener questions about joint care in young horses. Sponsored by Dechra.
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a metabolic disorder in horses that can cause obesity, insulin dysregulation, and laminitis. Sponsored by Equithrive.
In this episode we discuss osteoarthritis in horses with Dr. Kara Brown and how early diagnosis and regenerative therapies can improve equine joint health and performance.
How can horse owners keep their animals fit and active without accelerating the joint degeneration process? Dr. Katie Ellis weighs in.
Find out how Dr. Katie Ellis manages joint pain in a horse with degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis in this excerpt from Ask TheHorse Live.
Dr. Katie Ellis and Dr. Howland Mansfield discuss what imaging modalities veterinarians might use to accurately diagnose joint disease in horses.
Dr. Katie Ellis describes how equine veterinarians select orthobiologics to treat osteoarthritis in horses, and the pros and cons of using each type.
This presentation describes the use of various wound healing techniques and dressings for granulating wounds. Sponsored by Phovia.
Feeding senior horses doesn’t have to be complicated. Some need nutrition adjustments based on their health status and body condition. Sponsored by Sentinel Equine Nutrition.
Listen to this Ask TheHorse Live podcast episode and hear what 2 experts say about equine degenerative joint disease. Sponsored by American Regent Animal Health.
Understanding new research developments, sponsored by Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc.
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