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…
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Research News: 02/06
Predicting Barrel-Racing Stresses Lameness goes with the territory for any hard working equine athlete. While conformation always plays an important role in predisposing horses to specific problems, the type of…
Horse Health Checklist
…one hoof striking the other. Excessive wear of the toes hints at toe drag from pain or fatigue. What you should do: Call your vet for a lameness exam, looking…
In The News: 06/04
…with a vague lameness. The researchers looked at bone scans, X-rays and lameness histories in 21 horses. While all the horses had some ossification, four had obviously different bone scan…
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…
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…
Ask Horse Journal: 08/02
…with, and the risk/benefit ratio of a trial course of treatment is tipped in favor of benefit. ———- Chronic Lameness Problems My horse, Ed, has chronic hock problems.?? He appears…
Navicular Isn`t A `One-Size-Fits-All` Problem
…lameness. In the early stages, he may even seem to warm up out of the lameness when worked. He may point one hoof when resting or rest with the heel…
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…
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…