Much has already been stated in this series about the special concerns involving front limb soundness in the horse since 60-65% of the animal's weight is carried in the front end. This does not mean that there are no concerns involving the back legs. Far from it. We can think of equine rear end function in terms of cars and trucks with rear wheel drive. The engine, co ...

That hard, horny hoof wall is not malleable. When an injury or systemic insult causes blood vessels to expand or tissues to swell, there is no room to accommodate enlargement of any kind and something must give.

We will examine the anatomy of the foot in this article. Once again, we use a variety of sources, but two deserve additional mention. They are Doug Butl ...

Horses have been carrying burdens on their backs since man discovered that he could cover more ground faster while riding a horse as opposed to striding along on his own two legs. Man also discovered that it was far less strenuous to pack a load on a horse's back rather than on his own.

As use of the horse increased, so did problems with the equi ...

by: Les Sellnow

The equine head can be compared to a computer. Housed within the skull are the major components--the brain and the sense organs. In addition to functioning like a computer, the equine head contains teeth for cropping grass and chewing food, and all of the necessary components for moving the food to the digestive system, as well as housing the respiratory apparatus that allows ...

The Only Protection is Prevention

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a disease that threatens the world's horse, donkey and mule populations. Despite testing and measures to eradicate the equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV), more than 500 new cases are identified each year in the U.S.

There is no cure for EIA. Although most infected horses show no symptoms, they remain contagious for life, ...