by Dr Kelly Gowland | May 3, 2018 | Equine Health
Equine Cushing’s Disease is a disease that is commonly discussed within the equine community, and it has been reported to affect between 20-33% of all horses by the age of 20. Although commonly referred to as Equine Cushing’s Disease, the more correct term is...
by Dr Feargal Ross | May 3, 2018 | Equine Health, Uncategorised
POD lesions occur in the fetlock joints of both front and hind legs, and are particularly associated with racehorses in training. The lesions vary from very mild bruising of subchondral bone (Grade 1) to complete loss and collapse of the articular cartilage (Grade 3)...
by Dr Feargal Ross | Jan 22, 2018 | Equine Health, News
Does your horse or horses cough during or after exercise, do they have nasal discharge or are they just performing below the level you expect from them? If so they may have a lower airway disease. What is the cause? The cause of these clinical signs in horses can...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Jan 22, 2018 | Equine Health, News
Ryegrass staggers is a neurological condition that can be seen in most domestic grazing species, including horses. It occurs most commonly in late spring to early autumn and always in animals grazing perennial ryegrass pastures. Almost all varieties (cultivars) of...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Jan 22, 2018 | Equine Health, News
Heat stress can occur in all horses, and can occur over a relatively short period of time, particularly in the case of unfit athletes worked strenuously in high ambient temperatures, or can occur from protracted fluid and electrolyte loss during exhaustive exercise...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Sep 8, 2017 | Equine Health
Our case we are discussing this week is ‘Indi’, who unfortunately wounded her hind limb in a fence, not only damaging the skin but also severing the long digital extensor tendon. The extensor tendon(s), which are located on the front of the cannon bone in all limbs,...
