Tendons and ligament injuries affect all disciplines of horses: they are quite common in racing, eventing, show jumping and dressage. Each discipline is more prone to specific injuries, at the same...
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Understanding Equine Influenza
What is it? A highly contagious viral disease that produces respiratory signs. Time window: Symptoms develop in 1 to 3 days. Clinical signs last a week in uncomplicated cases. Horses need to be...
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Understanding Bloodwork
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) – This is the average volume of each red blood cell sampled. Differences in the average red blood cell volume explain why the PCV and RBC count do not always match....
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Fatigue Fractures of Tibia
What is it? A cause of lameness generally affecting juvenile horses (2 to 4 years of age) in full training. Time Window Onset is normally acute and after a session of fast work, however they can also...
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Complications of Castrations
Castrations are the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the horse. Assuming most of them will receive a post-op course of antibiotics and anti-inflammatories, complication rate should be...
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