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Horse Injuries, Wound Care, and Lameness

The Trouble with Tendons

Tendon and ligament injuries are among the most common and concerning injuries that affect athletic horses of all breeds and…

6 years ago


Navicular-ish

As the veterinarian’s words echo down the barn aisle, there’s a clanging in the horse owner’s brain that sounds like…

6 years ago

Ask the Vet: Rehabbing a Retired Racehorse

Q: I’m wanting to adopt an off-track Thoroughbred (OTTB) and help him through the last stages of rehabilitation from minor…

6 years ago

Ask the Vet: Locked Stifle

  Q: I have a young horse that had a locked stifle. It happened twice so far, once when she…

6 years ago

Barn Emergency Kit Essentials

It’s a beautiful day and you’re ready to take your horse for a ride. As you enter the paddock with…

7 years ago

How to bandage a horse’s leg

Click the image above for a downloadable and printable version of this chart (pdf). At some point, nearly every horse…

7 years ago

Chiropractic therapy for horses

Once considered "alternative,” chiropractic, along with therapies such as acupuncture and massage, are now viewed by knowledgeable horsemen as "complementary.”…

7 years ago

Ask the Vet: Ringbone

In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at HorseChannel.com/AskTheVet.   Q: I recently discovered…

7 years ago

Hot or Cold? The Methodology Behind Heat and Ice Therapy Explained

Q: What is the difference between hot and cold therapy (i.e. sweating the leg and icing or cold hosing, respectively)…

7 years ago

Healthy Hock Guide

Performance horses may require extra maintenance to keep their hocks healthy. The hock is a hind limb joint that is…

8 years ago