How to Detect Lameness in Horses
Lameness in horses can be definitively diagnosed only by your veterinarian, but the detective work of the diagnosis of lameness in horses is best performed as a team. A prognosis…
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Texas A&M Clinical Trial Indicates Equithrive® Joint is Effective Therapy for Equine Hock Lameness
…an effective therapy for equine hock lameness. (study details below) The study, “A randomized, controlled trial of the effects of resveratrol administration in performance horses with lameness localized to the…
EquiSearch’s Ask the Vet: Diagnosing Lameness
Question 1: My pony went lame about two years ago. He started jumping this year but now he is lame again. No vet can give me an answer. They’ve scanned…
Trail Terrors, Part 8: Lameness
Lameness – What to Watch For: Sudden, acute lameness; sudden refusal to bear weight on a limb. Lameness – What’s Happening: If your horse should suddenly become lame, there are…
Trail Riding First Aid Part 8: Lameness
Lameness – What to Watch For: Sudden, acute lameness; sudden refusal to bear weight on a limb. Lameness – What’s Happening: If your horse should suddenly become lame, there are…
Is He Just Lame Or Is He Battling A Neurological Problem’
Usually, a horse with neurological disease is a picture of depression, disorientation, staggering and stumbling. A lame horse’s symptoms include heat, swelling, hobbling around, and head bobbing. But sometimes making…
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…
Lameness Compensation
…example of compensation — shifting weight to counteract an area of pain. Other situations are not as dramatic, but the long-term result makes getting to the bottom of a lameness…
Team of Three to Study Lameness Prevention
University of Missouri, Stephens College and the Saint Louis Zoo are planning a study of lameness, according to a press release. “The major goals of the collaboration are to deepen…