Diseases

If an owner detects unusual heat in one or more hooves, this can be a sign of an injury Read more

Approximately 25% of adults and children and around 5% of horses carry MRSA bacteria on their skin or in their nasal Read more

Horses with wobbler syndrome usually start life with no obvious problems. As they grow, however, these horses gradually develop Read more

Prascend® (pergolide) has been approved by the FDA for treatment of Cushing’s disease (pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction) in horses. The medication, Read more

Nasopharyngeal cicatrix syndrome (NCS) is a respiratory condition seen most often in horses living in south-central Texas and the Read more

To give owners more information about their horses and assist breeders in choosing the best animals to use in Read more

Diagnosis of kissing spines can be made based on history, physical examination, thermography, and radiography. Read more

Signs of illness in the foal may be seen in the first twelve hours after birth or over the Read more

The high incidence of ulcers observed in performance horses is a man-made problem resulting from the way that performance Read more

Purpura hemorrhagica is defined as a condition of hemorrhage and edema that is triggered by an allergic-type reaction. Most Read more