Laser Therapy Has Its Place

…the osselets “set up.” One horse in particular developed classical osselets with dramatic swelling but resolved completely within five weeks, with no residual ankle thickening or loss of motion. Areas…

Lameness On Simmer

…may also be overloaded. • Long Pasterns. Long pasterns. Consequences: Tendon, suspensory or sesamoid injuries, osselets, underrun heels. • Short Pasterns. Short, upright pasterns. Consequences: Navicular, ringbone, sidebone. Coffin, pastern…

Plan Treatments And Time For Lay-Ups

Osselets ACUTE TREATMENT: Rest, ice, anti-inflammatories. Correct hoof angle. ONGOING TREATMENT: Support wraps or boots if ordered STALL TIME: Days to 2 weeks, until acute inflammation is gone. PADDOCK TIME:…

Hooves Resist Magnetic Therapies

…from our first trial again performed well in terms of pain relief in cases of sesamoiditis, osselets, synovitis and an old intra-articular fracture of a fetlock. Bell boots $74/pair, fetlock/pastern…