A recent comparison of diagnosis and treatment of back pain in horses a decade apart has highlighted the way riders and veterinarians alike have evolved in their awareness and management of this condition.
What kind of physical damage can be done when a horse pulls back violently? A sports medicine practitioner weighs in.
Osteoarthritis can hinder and even end the athletic careers of otherwise healthy horses. Learn more about early intervention and management during our webcast.
Most modifications made to the traditional distal limb compression bandage did not appear to improve their efficacy, researchers found.
When veterinarians applied a compression bandage to the horse’s pastern before administering a palmar digital nerve block, the drugs remained localized to the hoof rather than spreading further up into the leg.
Dr. Stephanie Valberg explains how five major advancements in veterinary technology have helped her and others learn more about and discover new equine muscle disorders.
Researchers have discovered the inner workings of a known “speed gene” in Thoroughbred racehorses, which directly affects skeletal muscle growth and, in turn, race distance aptitude.
Neck pain in horses remains challenging for veterinarians to diagnose and treat, but new options are on the horizon, one practitioner says.
Before you take the plunge, learn what to be wary of as well as what to expect when choosing an ex-racehorse.
In the first of this two-part series, we’ll explore full-body rehabilitation options, from the horse’s head to tail.
A vet weighs in on what might cause a well-conformed senior mare to become over at the knee and fall during a ride.
Irish scientists recently tested a new OCD repair method that’s based on the idea of replacing the damaged tissue with healthy tissue.
Cranial nuchal bursitis occurs when nuchal ligament (located near the horse’s poll) bursae become inflamed and sometimes infected. It generally causes pain, limited head and neck flexion, and poor performance.
There’s not one particular approach for rehabilitating injured joints. Here are a few of the options vets have to use.
Certain muscular disorders, such as HYPP and PSSM, are common in horses because breeders have selected for specific traits, including enhanced muscle mass and metabolism economy.
The theory is that when the polyurethane pour-in packing absorbs the shock from the hoof impacting the ground, it prevents it from traveling further up the musculoskeletal system, where it could cause wear and tear injuries.
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