Management Changes For Avoiding Bruises

…consider shoes with pads for thin-soled or tender footed horses. Contact Your Local Tack Store Or: Hawthorne Products 800/548-5658; Bonaseptic 888/883-3668. Also With This Article ”Case History: Sudden, Severe Lameness”…

Ulcer Solutions Are Plentiful

…to be found in a horse with pain from a brewing lameness. A bout of mild colic doesn’t cinch the diagnosis either. This could occur from any digestive upset, even…

Ask Horse Journal: 09/00

…treatments may be more effective if they were a little better organized. Start by determining just how much the hocks are bothering the horse (lameness exam, flexion tests, etc.). From…

Deep Infection: Treating Cellulitis

Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin and is actually fairly common. The major symptoms are persistent heat and swelling, sometimes with pain and lameness. Because…

Unraveling The Mystery Of OCD

…will help. Watch youngsters from birth onward. If you notice decreased activity, stiffness, unexplained lameness or abnormal joint swelling, get it checked immediately. Prevention involves simple, basic management. Risk Factors…

LEDs Shed New Light On Therapy Options

…?’?Performance-Related Muscular Pain: Good response. ?’?Chronic/Complicated Lameness Or Stiffness: Whole-body LED treatments are ideal for these horses. The BioFind is pricey, but it does offer some unique advantages. In most…

Cross-Training Keeps A Horse In Top Shape

lameness problems often require creative training methods to enable conditioning to proceed without aggravating the injury/weakness. This includes horses that perform at speed and horses that place high demands on…

Ask Horse Journal: 05/00

…started. The prognosis is that she will recover completely. In looking at the information on the Internet, most of the applications for Adequan appear to be for chronic lameness, usually…

Laser Therapy Has Its Place

…at all to a reduction in lameness equivalent to what you would see with a low dose of phenylbutazone. Precise point stimulation with low dosages (1 Joule/cm2 or less) directly…

Finicky Eaters: Find Out Why

…suggest that you avoid products containing live yeast cultures, at least initially. Physical Causes Horses with long-term poor appetites must be checked carefully for an underlying physical problem. Chronic lameness/pain…