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…
Search Results for: lameness remedies
Why hoof bruises happen
…result may be mild to severe lameness. Most bruises heal on their own as the sole and hoof wall grow out; more extensive injuries may require rest and attentive care….
Veterinary Tool: Bone Scan
Perplexing lamenesses seem to be more the norm than the rarity for veterinarians. The broad scope of medications and treatments available today virtually eliminate many of the simpler soundness problems…
EquiSearch’s Ask the Vet: Fear of Fireworks
…noise has stopped there is no need to continue. Your friends may tell you that the remedies will not work if given with food, but ignore them because the remedies…
Chronic Cough Solutions
…horse. These products ranged from vitamins to herbs for long-term control to more traditional “menthol” cough remedies, similar to those humans often use for short-term control. For our field trial,…
Taking Natural Too Far
…malnutrition just like any animal. These glorified images of wild horses have caused domestication to be blamed for many, if not all, problems related to lameness and health, with the…
How to prevent ice balls
…snow and ice from sticking. These home remedies are not as effective or long lasting as anti-snowball pads, but they may be helpful at times, especially if ice is only…
Head Into The Horror Of Laminitis Well-Armed
…early stages, before clinical signs of lameness develop, the foot goes through a period of vasoconstriction or blood-supply loss. A University of Georgia study revealed increased resistance to blood flow…
Progress in Equine Pain Recognition
…who suddenly starts refusing to accomplish tasks that it used to find easy requires a careful evaluation as early signs of lameness rather than misbehaving could be the culprit. As…
What To Do When You Find a Lost Shoe
Lameness. Check to see if the horse is “off” or lame in the affected limb. Any lameness you find may not be related to the hoof: If he lost the shoe…