by Dr Kelly Gowland | Mar 6, 2020 | Equine Health
Respiratory disease is a common cause of poor performance in racehorses, and elite performance horses. Importantly, there has been a recent change to the way we describe conditions relating to inflammation of the lower airways specifically. “Equine Asthma”...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Mar 2, 2020 | Equine Health, Services
GASTROSCOPING DAY TUESDAY 17 MARCH 202O AT SOUTHWEST EQUINE It is estimated that up to 90% of racehorses, 75% of sport horses, & 60% of show and pleasure horses suffer from stomach ulcers. Does your horse show any of the following signs? Poor appetite Poor...
by Jen Davis | Dec 18, 2019 | Equine Health
Stringhalt is a neurological disorder whereby the horse exhibits involuntary, exaggerated flexion of the hock. Australian Stringhalt is one of three different forms of stringhalt that have been documented in horses. It is caused by grazing pastures which contain...
by Dr Sophie Kelly | Dec 18, 2019 | Equine Health
Case of the Month Casper is a 14-year-old Arabian X that was purchased recently as a pleasure horse. The owner had not had him long when she noticed blood in his urine. Casper was in poor condition at the time of purchase, and the owner was having difficulty getting...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Dec 18, 2019 | Equine Health
Exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER or Tying-up) refers to the syndrome of muscle cramping that most often occurs during or after physical exertion or exercise. The underlying causes of this syndrome is not known specifically, but often horses are either categorized as...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Sep 19, 2019 | Equine Health
What is Choke? Choke is a relatively common condition that occurs when food or a foreign body blocks the horse’s oesophagus, which is the tube that takes food from the back of the mouth (pharynx) to the stomach. Choke may be partial or complete and may occur...
