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Excessive fluid in the hock joints of a young horse such as this three-year-old filly, is an indication that the joint is experiencing developmental distress and is at a significantly higher risk to develop arthritis as the horse ages.
Horse Health, Livestock

What to watch for with a physically immature horse

Be mindful of the young horse’s developmental stages to protect its future health

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Given the increasingly common occurrence of arthritis in today’s horses, it is worthwhile to consider the choices that are made in a young horse’s life that are large contributors to the outcome of that horse’s soundness over its lifetime. Oftentimes arthritis is viewed as a condition of the aging horse, mostly because the outward clinical […] Read more
Proper diet and regular exercise are more important than any human intervention in ensuring a strong, durable and properly functioning sole.
Horse Health, Livestock

The sole of a horse’s hoof is its foundation of soundness

Horse Health: The sole of a horse is a remarkably adaptive and resilient thing, but you can help it improve

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Reading Time: 3 minutes It is easy to overlook the contribution the sole makes to the soundness of the horse, because for the most part the sole is hidden from view. However, the sole is no idle passenger. It has remarkable, even herculean properties that allow it to act as the interface between the horse’s bony column and the […] Read more
Healthy hooves are the result of many factors
Horse Health, Livestock

Healthy hooves are the result of many factors

Horse Health: A horse’s lifestyle and diet can make a major difference in hoof health

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The hoof responds to everything it experiences in its environment as well as everything going on within the body. Inseparably tied to the body, a sound foot depends on more than a correct trim. This in no way dismisses or diminishes the importance of a proper hoof trim, rather places the trim in its rightful […] Read more
Injuries to coronary band need extra TLC
Horse Health, Livestock

Injuries to coronary band need extra TLC

Horse Health: Coronary band injuries commonly occur when trailering horses

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Through their lifetime horses can accumulate a number of injuries — cuts, scrapes, scratches and bruises. Most locations on the horse’s body are fairly forgiving of such injuries, however there are a few sites on the body where added vigilance is necessary to ensure a favourable outcome. An injury to an eye or a joint […] Read more
Vet students at the University of Calgary assess a horse for lameness.
Livestock

Demystifying equine lameness

Horse Health: Overtraining young horses can set the stage for lameness issues later in life

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Lameness has become somewhat of a catch-all term for a broad spectrum of abnormalities in a horse’s movement caused by pain or reduced motion. Though often thought of as a problem of the feet or legs, the roots of many lamenesses are now being discovered to originate elsewhere. These discoveries are important since horse owners […] Read more

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