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Managing Your Performance Horse’s Joints

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 8, 2025

A comprehensive look at options for keeping equine athletes with arthritis on the move. Sponsored by Bimeda.

Keeping Horses With Joint Disease Fit

Haylie Kerstetter April 5, 2025

How can horse owners keep their animals fit and active without accelerating the joint degeneration process? Dr. Katie Ellis weighs in.

Equine Joint Pain and DSLD

Haylie Kerstetter April 4, 2025

Find out how Dr. Katie Ellis manages joint pain in a horse with degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis in this excerpt from Ask TheHorse Live.

Ohio State to Offer High-Field Equine MRI

Diagnosing Equine Degenerative Joint Disease

Haylie Kerstetter April 2, 2025

Dr. Katie Ellis and Dr. Howland Mansfield discuss what imaging modalities veterinarians might use to accurately diagnose joint disease in horses.

Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Equine Orthobiologics

Haylie Kerstetter March 31, 2025

Dr. Katie Ellis describes how equine veterinarians select orthobiologics to treat osteoarthritis in horses, and the pros and cons of using each type.

Understanding, Recognizing, and Managing Pain in Horses

The Horse Staff March 27, 2025

Horse owners need to learn to identify subtle signs of pain in horses. Then owners and veterinarians can help them live more comfortably. Sponsored by Dechra.

Ultrasonography’s Role in Equine Lameness Cases

Matt Leshaw, DVM March 26, 2025

Learn how veterinarians use ultrasound to diagnose, treat, and monitor musculoskeletal injuries in horses.

Figuring Out Limb Fractures in Horses

Sarah Evers Conrad March 18, 2025

Learn about the types of fractures seen in equine athletes and how veterinarians handle them.

Will Whey Protein Improve My Horse’s Topline?

Clair Thunes, PhD March 10, 2025

An equine nutrition expert addresses toplines, horse protein needs, and if whey is the way to go.

What You Need to Know About Equine Degenerative Joint Disease

Haylie Kerstetter March 6, 2025

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.

Equine Joint Health: Top Therapies for a Successful Season

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc March 5, 2025

Learn about common joint issues that concern horse owners and what preventive and therapeutic approaches are available. Read more in the Spring 2025 issue of The Horse.

Managing Pain in the Performance Horse

Lucile Vigouroux, MSc March 4, 2025

Two veterinarians navigate the ethical and medical intricacies of keeping sport horses sound and pain-free.

Soft Tissue Injuries of the Western Performance Horse's Foot

Equine Joint Health for the Long Run

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc February 26, 2025

Osteoarthritis might not be completely avoidable as a horse ages, but early diagnosis and conscientious care can slow its advance and minimize pain.

Joint Injury: What to Do Before the Vet Arrives

Emily Guest, DVM February 26, 2025

Always treat wounds near joints as emergencies. One veterinarian explains why and what you can do to limit the risk of infection until the vet arrives.

Using AI to Evaluate Eventing Horses at FEI Competitions

Stephanie Ruff February 25, 2025

Could artificial intelligence help determine if horses are sound to compete during a 3-day event? Find out what experts think.

What Equine Patellar Ligament Injuries Look Like on Ultrasound

Haylie Kerstetter February 21, 2025

Researchers recently described the appearance of normal and injured equine patellar ligaments on stifle ultrasound, which had not been previously reported.