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Lameness

Information and articles on lameness in horses, including conditions that cause lameness, their diagnosis and treatment. ...

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Physical Causes of Canter Lead Problems

[/caption] The concept of leads at the canter or lope is simple enough:When a horse is on the correct lead, he starts each stride with the outside hind leg and ends...

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What Causes Stocking Up and How to Prevent It

Question: My horse is usually turned out 24/7, but I've been leaving him in his stall during the day because of hot weather. When I bring him out of his...

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Common Causes of Poor Feed Intake and Performance in Horses

By Katherine K. Williamson, DVM, Manager, Veterinary Services, Land O’Lakes Purina® Feed One of the most common manifestations of health problems in horses is poor feed consumption and horse weight loss....

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Back Pain Causes May Play a Game of Hide and Seek

Your horse's back is like a bridge, spanning the expanse between his shoulder/front leg and his pelvis/hind leg. However, instead of a solidly supported structure...

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Health

Information on horse health care, from first aid and lameness to horse rescue and trailering....

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The hows and whys of lameness exams

[/caption] When searching for the cause of lameness in a horse, a veterinarian follows a methodical lameness exam protocol. Knowing a bit about how that exam is conducted is important to...

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Your Horse's Back Pain: Possible causes

A systematic investigation of back pain examines the horse's history and environment for possible causes of soreness. If the riding part of your examination really pressed your horse's pain buttons,...

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Common Causes of Weight Loss in OTTBs

Insufficient calories: If a horse is not receiving enough calories via a combination of roughage and grain, he will lose weight, especially as his "race-fit" muscling disappears. Over the years...

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Causes of a "Cold Back" in Horses

[/caption] A “cold back” has nothing to do with temperature but with a general soreness in a horse’s back muscles that subsides after he begins to move. A cold-backed horse sometimes...

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