Higher Bute Doses: No Benefit But Higher Risks
New research suggests that increasing a lame horse’s daily dose of bute (phenylbutazone) does not provide greater pain relief, but it does heighten his risk of developing a potentially fatal…
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Ask Horse Journal: 02/99
…I had hopes of using her for dressage and then breeding her. I have had enough experience with navicular to recognize its symptoms — lameness on a small circle and…
Care and Feeding of Aging Horses
…balanced nutrition and fatty acid profile, Equine Senior? horse feeds help promote healthier coats, skin and hooves. Lameness Older horses may have a variety of lameness problems due to wear…
When Both Front Feet Hurt
…phase or cause a secondary problem. The horse appears to move evenly, so people are thrown off track. With bilateral foot lameness — or lameness in both feet — that…
DSLD`s Devastation
Degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD) is a progressive and devastating lameness that’s gaining attention. In this condition, there is failure of normal healing, with the ligament in involved legs becoming…
How to Keep an Older Horse Going
…at least 30 day,? he says. ?If you think it’s helping an injury or lameness, then keep using it. If you don’t think it’s helping that horse, then stop.? ?I…
EquiSearch’s Ask the Vet: Insulin Resistance
…home and foundered. I have him stabled on deep shavings wearing Bioflow Boots, and I feed him Happy Hoof and Formula4Feet and poor hay but he’s still lame, although eager…
Common Hoof Problems
…of the foot. Abscesses result in varying degrees of lameness, depending on the severity of the abscess. Symptoms include the hoof being hot and an increased pulse. The abscess will…
Trail Riding First Aid Part 1: Assembling Your First Aid Kit
…Lameness How to use it Apply pressure wrap ober full-thickness skin wounds using 4-inch square gauze pads for pressure. Use all layers (2 sheet cottons, brown gauze, Vetrap, and self-adhesive…
Postcard: 2007 Rolex Kentucky Cross Country
Rolex Kentucky dressage leader Le Samurai finished cross-country lame and withdrew | © 2007 by Nancy Jaffeer Lexington, Ky., April 28, 2007 — I was in such a great mood…