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Horse Injuries, Wound Care, and Lameness

ASPCA Right Horse Summit: Rescue Intake Exams

The 2023 ASPCA Right Horse Summit in Lexington Kentucky, kicked off with a discussion about intake and assessment best practices.…

1 year ago


Conquering Kissing Spine

If you’re around a lot of horse owners, kissing spine may seem like the new disease du jour. It’s hard…

1 year ago

What to Know About Stocking Up

There’s no doubt a horse with swollen legs can be worrying. However, passive fluid accumulation in the lower limbs —…

2 years ago

Feed to Prevent Founder

We all love to see our horse enjoying a graze on delicious spring grass. But that pasture your horse eats…

2 years ago

Advances in Equine Diagnostic Imaging

Seeing the full picture of a horse’s body from the inside began not with a hoof, but with a woman’s…

2 years ago

Answering 6 Questions About Equine Osteoarthritis

Early on in her training, the mare was labeled as a hot off-track Thoroughbred, but was that really her M.O.?…

2 years ago

PEMF Equine Therapy

My Spanish Mustang gelding, Rio, is pretty stoic; it takes a lot for him to complain. When I realized the…

2 years ago

Vet Adventures: When a Horse Favors a Leg

The elderly gray Appaloosa craned her neck to watch me as I gently ran my hand over the hard swelling…

2 years ago

Tips for Treating an Equine Eye Ulcer

You’ve probably felt that moment of panic. Your horse comes in from the field with a squinty, red, tearing, swollen…

2 years ago

How Horses Communicate Pain

Besides not being able to talk, horses are flight animals and have an instinctual ability to hide pain. So, how…

2 years ago