As a horse runs or moves over rough ground, the huge amount of weight and stress on the hoof can split the structure apart, and, once a crack or chip is started, it tends to grow.
Because horses with chronic, untreated allergic reactions can end up with irreversible lung damage, early diagnosis and treatment are important to the comfort and usefulness of an affected horse.
The best defense against EHV-1 and other infectious diseases in horses is stringent biosecurity by taking the necessary steps to prevent infection and/or stop the spread of an infection.".
Wounds on a horse's legs tend to produce what is known as proud flesh which is a disfiguring protrusion from the limb of the horse and is accompanied by inflammation and can affect the horse's abilities and esthetics.
Usually, rabies doesn't appear until later in the year, but with unseasonably warm weather, wild animals are more active and are making their way into parks, horse trails, and backyards of homes.
Hernias are one of the most common problems stemming from birth in foals, and these defects may appear with greater frequency in certain bloodlines.
 Research into genes in horses that produce a certain protein may lead to treatment for both recurrent airway obstruction in horses and also asthma in people.
Tiludronate helps manage lameness by decreasing bone resorption and inflammation and also inhibits enzymes that break down cartilage in an osteoarthritic joint.
Thermography measures the presence of heat which is one of the cardinal signs of inflammation resulting from hemorrhage, trauma, tendon or joint infection in the horse.
Newsdate: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 - 9:48 am Location: ATHENS, Georgia Although research has failed to fully address the causes of inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses, a variety of agents are thought to be involved and their relative contribution to