Reduce the Risk of Lyme Disease
…“You must first do an extensive workup to rule out all other common causes of lameness, including bloodwork, radiology and neurologic testing. If all those tests are negative, and the…
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Stable Vice or Stereotypie?
…learn what these behaviors look like, when they typically start, what specifically causes them, and what we used to do about them. Then, in the box “Slowing the Locomotion” (page…
The Basics of Nerve Blocks
…Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP.) It grades lameness on a score of to 5 with the following descriptions: 0: Lameness not perceptible under any circumstances. 1: Lameness is difficult to…
EquiSearch’s Ask the Vet: Diagnosing Lameness
…cases with unexplained lameness, the first thing to do is have a veterinarian perform a lameness examination and, if he/she feels it is needed, a neurologic examination. Veterinarians trained in…
Navicular Disease in Horses
…they overlap, and researchers are now uncovering several more causes for the symptoms in horses that have previously all been labeled “navicular.” The Navicular Bone The navicular is a small,…
Watch out for 8 common equine skin diseases
…of secondary infections. Mange causes itching, and horses will rub, stamp and bite at their legs. In rare cases, mange may appear on other parts of the body. Causes: Mange…
Navicular Or Heel Pain’
…extremely poor, while other causes of heel pain are often reversible. Diagnosis, Treatment Sorting through causes of navicular might be confusing enough, but making the diagnosis is worse. Step one…
Prevent Lameness, Keep Your Horse Sound
…horse to get off his feet and rest. To learn about horse lameness causes, front leg lameness in horses and hind leg lameness in horses, download a FREE guide?Diagnosing and…
Subtle signs of lameness in horses
A full lameness exam can help pinpoint subtle signs of unsoundness in horses. ©EQUUS MagazineA horse who is head-bobbing unsound is easy to spot, but more subtle signs of equine…
Causes of Equine Back Pain May Be Hard to Pinpoint
…when something else is corrected. But because lameness elsewhere can cause back pain due tocompensation, a thorough lameness exam looking for other problems is always in order. Physical-therapy options —…