The Breaking Point: Equine Coffin Bone Fractures
Lucile Vigouroux, MSc
January 14, 2026
Find out how coffin bone fractures happen and how to prevent them from becoming career-ending injuries.
News and issues for equine health professionals
Find out how coffin bone fractures happen and how to prevent them from becoming career-ending injuries.
Research continues into the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of colonic ulcers in horses. Read more in The Horse‘s 2025 Research Roundup issue.
Advances in imaging, individualized treatment protocols, and farrier-veterinarian collaboration now give many horses a chance to stay sound and in work. Read more in the Research Roundup 2025 Issue of The Horse.
Learn how new research insights on equine spinal conditions help veterinarians extend horses’ soundness and longevity in The Horse‘s Research Roundup 2025 issue.
Here’s an honest look at the state of equine veterinary practice in 2025. Learn more in The Horse‘s Winter 2025 issue.
Review the latest research findings on how different horseshoes affect the hoof and a horse’s gait.
What causes delayed-onset muscle soreness in horses, and what does its occurrence tell us about our horses’ fitness levels? Learn more in the Winter 2025 issue of The Horse.
Equine veterinarians break down equine herpesvirus-1 transmission, testing, neurologic disease, and prevention.
Hoof care professionals share what they look for in a strong, sound foot and how to prevent common problems from developing. Read more in the Winter 2025 issue of The Horse.
Learn how veterinarians differentiate neurologic conditions in horses from musculoskeletal lameness and how exams, imaging, and technology help guide diagnosis.
A look back at what scientists have recently learned about pain management in horses.
Understand why adhering to your veterinarian’s carefully designed laminitis-care plan is critical to your horse’s welfare and well-being.
Researchers have identified natural and innovative therapies that could reduce reliance on antibiotics in horses, with global health benefits.
The AAEP presented its inaugural Margaret Phyllis Lose Solo Practitioner Award to Dr. Amanda McCleery, who has helped improved sustainability and life balance for equine veterinarians.
Unbridled Sanctuary, a nonprofit equine rescue and protection facility is the recent of the AAEP 2025 A. Gary Lavin Equine Welfare Award.
The AAEP presented its 2025 George Stubbs Award to Tracey Forfa, who helped guide the organization’s policy on compounded medications and other equine veterinary pharmaceutical issues.
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