Illnesses & Injuries
How to Wrap a Bowed Tendon
Your horse has a bowed tendon in his foreleg. Here's a wrap to help arrest the swelling and protect the tendon while you wait for the vet. By Karen E. N. Hayes, DVM, MS.
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Slideshow: Terrible Hoof Injury, Amazing Recovery
EQUUS magazine chronicles the recovery of a Thoroughbred gelding with a serious hoof injury. The gelding had apparently stepped on himself in the pasture, effectively amputating the outside quarter of his left front foot. This slideshow includes graphic images taken the day of the injury. -
Help Horses With Heaves Breathe Easier
Some simple management adjustments can reduce discomfort for horses with respiratory problems. From the Editors of EQUUS magazine. -
Managing Cushing’s Disease in Horses
Learn how improved management techniques are making it easier to care for your senior horse with Cushing's Disease, more correctly referred to as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID). By Joanne Meszoly for EQUUS magazine. -
April is Laminitis Prevention Month
Check out the following articles from EQUUS magazine to learn how to protect your horse from the devastating condition laminitis. -
Treatments for Headshaking Syndrome
Headshaking syndrome can end your horse's career. Can anything be done? From the editors of Practical Horseman magazine. -
EquiSearch's Ask the Vet: Horse Allergies
Horses with allergies need help regulating their immune systems. Dr. Joyce Harman explains what to do in EquiSearch.com's Ask the Vet. -
Bowed Tendon: Will My Horse Event Again?
Will an event horse with a bowed tendon be able to resume her previous level of competition? By Dr. Kevin Keane for Practical Horseman magazine. -
Straight Talk About Colic
Here's how to reduce your horse's risk of developing serious digestive upset and increase his chances of recovery if he does. By Joanne Meszoly for EQUUS magazine. -
How Bad is that Cough?
Here's how to use your ears and eyes to distinguish between benign coughs and signs of trouble. By Christine Barakat for EQUUS magazine.
