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Horse Health

How to keep your horse or pony healthy! Learn to recognize injuries, wounds, lameness, illness and diseases and know when to call the vet.

Lower Leg Lameness and Injury

lower leg of horse

~ Information on Lower Leg Injuries and Lameness: ~ Many lameness issues of the equine occur in the lower leg below the knee. Below this area the anatomical structure of the leg is the same in forelegs and … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Health and Wellness Tagged With: bowed tendon, brushing, bucked shins, cross firing, curbs, injury, lameness, lower leg, osselets, over reach, ringbone, sesamoiditis, splints, sprains, swollen legs

Lower Leg Treatments

Lower leg of clydesdale horse

~ Various Treatments for the Lower Leg of the Horse ~ Injuries and lameness of the horse are classified as either acute or chronic. Acute means that it is sudden and chronic refers to a condition which is … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Health and Wellness Tagged With: cold treatments, epsom salts, heat treatments, lameness, liniments, lower leg injuries, massage therapy, ointment

Horse Vital Signs

vet visiting horse barn

~ Horses and Ponies - Vital Signs and Emergency Signs ~ It is important to know when your horse needs veterinary assistance. If you have a horse or a stable, it is also highly advisable to have a well-equipped … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Health and Wellness Tagged With: emergency, heart rate, vet

Equine Influenza

vet checking horse with stethoscope

~ Recognize and Treat Horses and Ponies with Influenza ~ by Ron Petracek It's flu season and you feel a little under the weather. Did you know that your horse can get the flu too? That's right! Just as the flu … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Health and Wellness Tagged With: cough, flu, influenza, symptoms, vet

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