Here you will find a lot of information to help you better understand the care provided by your veterinarian, as well as tips for participating in the general well-being of your horse.

Windgalls

Windgalls belong to the category of soft swellings and correspond to an abnormal dilation of the synovial pockets of the fetlock joints or tendons.

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Equine Tying up

If the term tying up doesn't ring any bell to you, you may be more familiar with terms such as tying up, Monday sickness or blood stroke. Let’s take a look at this condition that can disrupt your horse's life.

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Atypical Myopathy

If your horse lives in the pasture or often goes out to the paddock, you have probably already heard about the atypical myopathy also known as the Seasonal Pasture Myopathy. Let's take a closer look at it to better understand it and prevent it.

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Hoof abscesses in horses

Hoof abscess is one of the most common causes of lameness in horses. It is a painful condition, but if it is detected and treated in time, it can be cured rapidly and avoid the horse to suffer from any after-effects.

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The horse's foot

All riders know the saying "no feet, no horse". Indeed, the particular structure that is the horse's foot is directly linked to its well-being. Whether you are a competition rider or the owner of a retired horse, the good health of your horse depends on the good health of its feet.

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The horse's skeleton

We talk a lot about the equine health, but it is also important to take a look at its anatomy. The skeleton of your horse will be essential to its good locomotion and performance.

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Nebulisation

You may have already read our articles about breathing and our advice in case your horse starts coughing. Today we'd like to focus on nebulisation.

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What can I do about my horse's cough?

One of the reasons your horse is such an incredible athlete is because of its extremely efficient respiratory system. Whether your horse is your riding companion or your faithful competition partner, its performance would not be possible without good respiratory function. So when your horse starts coughing, either during a session or while resting in the pasture, it should alert you.

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Navicular syndrome

"My horse is navicular" is a phrase you may have heard before. This pathology, generally responsible for chronic lameness, is feared by many riders. We would like to take a closer look at it.

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The horse's respiratory system

To ensure your horse's good health, it is important to understand how it functions. Although mobility is essential for good performance, nothing would be possible without an efficient respiratory system. Indeed, it is the latter that will ensure the supply of oxygen, necessary for the functioning of the whole organism, as well as the elimination of carbon dioxide.

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Strengthen your horse's muscles

Every rider has to ask himself one day the question: How do you build up your horse's muscles? Behind this question lies the idea of having a well-muscled horse that is capable of performing the exercises that will be asked of it during work.

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The joints of a horse

The joint is a complex and fragile mechanism which allows mobility between bones. Your horse is born with a joint “capacity”, which will decrease with time and wear of the joint. The joint cannot be regenerated.

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5 tips to check the health of my horse

Sometimes it is not easy to check whether your horse is in good health. Some problems are more visible than others. We offer you 5 simple tips to check that your horse is in good health. In case of doubt, the best thing to do is to contact your vet who will be able to check the health of your horse.

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Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis sets in when the damage is too great and cannot be repaired. This occurs particularly when the joints are subject to significant strain (e.g. during sport), and as the body ages.

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Tendinitis in horses (Musculoskeletal System)

Tendinitis is, etymologically speaking, inflammation of the tendon, whereas desmitis is inflammation of a ligament. Tendinitis or desmitis can be recognised by four easily identifiable clinical signs: redness, burning, pain (on palpation, lameness is not always present) and tumefaction (= swelling or oedema).

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Acute Diarrhoea (Digestive System)

"Acute diarrhoea" is not a disease but a symptom. Digestive transit is considerably accelerated and the horse expels very soft stools (like cow pats) or wholly liquid often very foul-smelling stools, no longer resembling droppings. As the term "acute" would suggest, the diarrhoea comes on suddenly and, above all, develops very rapidly.

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Gastric Ulcers

Stressed? Struggling to maintain condition? Reduced appetite? Loss of performance? If your horse shows any of these signs, he may be suffering from gastric ulcers.

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Stress

Stress is the consequence of a change in the horse’s environment that he perceives as negative and that he hasn’t been able to anticipate. After having attempted to understand the situation, the horse will try to control it and accept it. If he is not able to do this, his brain will start to interpret the situation as an aggression: this is stress. The causes of stress are multiple: boredom, transport, pain, feed changes, changes in stable environment, extreme climate changes,…

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Respiratory Airway Obstruction

In the stabled horse, dust, pollens, molds and endotoxins present in hay and/or straw are the main culprits. The horse that lives in a field and that develops the summer pasture associated form appears to be more sensitive to field pollens. It is the prolonged exposure to these triggers that is at the origin of the chronicity of the disease.

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