Bad Baby Legs
DOD is the acronym for developmental orthopedic disease, a term used to encompass a variety of bone and joint problems in young horses. It’s a complicated disease that requires care…
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Control That Powerful, Fragile Thyroid Gland
With all the horses that receive thyroid supplementation, you’d think information on thyroid function and disease in horses would be readily available. Not so. In fact, if you consult veterinary…
Ask Horse Journal: 09/04
…leach out.?? Since I fill my horses’ water tubs and buckets from hoses, this concerned me. Does exposure to hose-leachables cause health problems for horses’ A leading mainstream consumer publication…
Ask Horse Journal: 07/04
…give the horse’s body a break from them. Is this true’ Also, can horses get exposed to mad-cow disease through chondroitin sulfate or any other supplements’ There’s no benefit to…
Seven Secrets to Hoof Health
…inside the boots, irritating your horse’s skin or hoof wall. (Sand can actually grind down hoof walls like sandpapet.) To help prevent this, place large tube socks on your horse’s…
Chronic Laminitis Requires A Lifestyle Change
…of your horse’s distress and turn him around. Many chronic laminitis horses will tend to: • Move around less, especially when it comes to trotting or cantering on their own….
Audible Investigations
A stethoscope can give you loads of valuable information about your horse’s health. Your veterinarian uses it to garner many different important pieces of information about what’s going on in…
Research You Can Use
…negative effect on the horse’s immune system, as it does in human runners. Blood cortisol, white-cell counts and white-cell function were studied in eight horses after completing an 80 km…
Ask Horse Journal: 05/03
…a day to all the horses. Much of it gets mashed into the mud instead of eaten by the horses. Per your previous recommendations, I’m adding Ration Plus to maximize…
Is He Really Cushing`s Or Just Fat And Hairy’
…horses as young as five are often labeled as Cushing’s or ”Cushingoid.” Many overweight, laminitic animals are called Cushing’s on this clinical picture alone, or in combination with an elevated…