Married with Horses: Paging Dr. Sherlock Holmes
Continued from Married with Horses: Another Lame Story It was a nice, quiet afternoon in the barn. The horses were out and the stalls were clean. I’d finished mending what…
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New-Generation Joint Products Offer More
…and/or chondroitin, but with residual pain and stiffness. In every case, there was decreased lameness, more spontaneous movement and better mobility. The response was rated as equivalent to one to…
A Horse Can`t “Pass” A Prepurchase Exam
…X-rays may jog off lame after a flexion test and some vets flex harder than others. They’re most useful if the horse seems to be showing a low-grade lameness on…
The Age Event: Arthritis in Horses
…infected, so is sore enough to cause lameness. Your horse is lame-you call the vet. In the sneaky kind, the joint isn’t sore at first, so there’s little or no…
Wounds: Nightmare or Nuisance?
…all, as it means a high-pressure artery is likely to be involved. Lameness is another sign that a wound might be serious. If your horse is lame with a wound,…
Reduce the Risk of Lyme Disease
…signs including irritability, mild lameness, stiffness, low-grade fever and reluctance to work. The good news is that few horses develop Lyme disease. Even those who live where the incidence of…
A Few Tips For Selling Horses
…buyer will drive away unhappy than to bring out a lame horse. You probably won?t find someone who?ll buy a lame horse, so don’t waste their time and yours. To…
Make Abscesses A Fast Battle
…when you last saw her is now lame — really lame. Fortunately, the pain normally rapidly abates once you can get the abscess to drain, and the hoof heals uneventfully…
Foot Infections And Abscesses In Horses
Of all the causes for lameness in the horse, I believe the most common is infection in the foot. We sometimes don’t categorize foot infections in horses with other lameness…
Letters: 04/99
…the lameness persisted. Another vet specializing in lameness said the bone was completely shot and recommended abandoning the horse’s jumping career, slowly eliminating all medications and using wedge pads and…