Horse Lameness Grading Scale Explained
When a veterinarian evaluates a horse for lameness, its degree of lameness is graded on a scale from 0-5, often referenced in ...
Hoof Bruising In Horses
Are Hoof Bruises In Horses Painful? Yes. Hoof bruising can cause very mild discomfort to severe lameness.   When the hoof experiences ...
Signs Your Horse Has Neck Pain
If your horse had neck pain would you recognize the signs? Experienced horse owners and professionals are acutely aware, and can often ...
Nerve Blocking Horses as Part of a Lameness Exam
Locations of nerve blocks. Nerve blocking particular leg structures is a method veterinarians can use to help locate, or confirm, the location ...
Dry Lots For The Health Of Your Horse
Why Have A Dry Lot? Nothing is prettier than horses grazing in lush green pastures… just not all day long. If you’ve ...
How To Bandage A Horse’s Leg
Two Extra Steps To Help Keep A Leg Wound Clean… Simply seal the top of the bandage with Elastikon, a sticky flexible ...
Surgery Can Be A Treatment Option for Navicular or Chronic Foot Pain
While some horse patients will respond to less evasive forms of treatment to manage navicular pain, those horses with chronic navicular or ...
How to Create an Equine Lameness Evaluation Video
Click to EnlargeWith more than 25 years in practice and as a hospital who has veterinarians whose practices specialize in sports medicine, ...
Navicular Disease in Horses and Nerving with Dr. Rich Hartman
Navicular disease is a degenerative disease that affects the horse’s heel. The disease has long been thought to be caused by the ...
Treating Lameness: Improved Stem Cell Therapy Now Available
Mid-Rivers is now treating equine lameness with an improved stem cell therapy protocol. As a cutting edge therapy, treating horses with stem ...