Osteochondrosis in horses
You may have already heard of osteochondrosis or OCD, which is a common osteoarticular condition in young horses. Let’s give you an overview of osteochondrosis for better understanding.
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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.
Horse & pain
On a day-to-day basis of taking care of your horse, you may ask yourself: how does my horse feel the pain and do I know when he does?
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Horse’s joints
In many articles, we discuss the horse's musculoskeletal system and the various conditions that can affect it.
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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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Plants to support your horse's muscloskeletal system
Here is a slightly different article, we suggest to shed focus on the plants that you can use as food supplements and the role they will play in supporting your horse's locomotion.
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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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Working on your horse's cardiorespiratory system
Every rider is one day confronted to a horse that seems to get tired quickly, either because it is young, or because it comes out of a convalescence or simply because the work has been a little less important lately.
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Protect your horse's respiratory tract even during summer!
It is often thought that horses are most susceptible to respiratory problems in the winter.
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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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My horse is lame, what should I do?
Limping is not something that can be prevented. You can arrive at the stables one day and find your horse limping.
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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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Rhinopneumonitis in horses
Equine Herpes Virus, also known as rhinopneumonitis, is a highly contagious viral infection caused by a herpes virus.
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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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Bone remodelling or how to better understand arthrosis
The bones of your horse's body form its skeleton and have several functions. They provide support for the muscles and form the framework for the whole body. They also have a protective role to prevent fragile organs from being exposed to direct trauma.
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The immune system of a horse
As the cold and winter arrives, here are a few elements to help you understand how your horse's immune system works.
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Taking care of your senior horse during winter
Winter is the most difficult season when it comes to horse management, and even more so for senior horses. The cold, humid environment can put a great strain on them. Here are some pieces of advice to make this winter as smooth as possible.
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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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Cutaneous Wounds
Wounds are sometimes a sign of a skin disorder such as "mud fever" or SSRD, which are well-known in horses. Mostly, however, wounds appear following an injury.
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Musculoskeletal system of your horse and physical effort
Whatever the sport, many factors come into play when it comes to horse physical performance.
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Tendinitis (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
In a number of species, the ingestion of food and distension of the stomach are factors that stimulate the release of gastric secretions. Horses secrete hydrochloric acid continuously in their stomach, which therefore has a very low pH.
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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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Piroplasmosis
Piroplasmosis is caused by the microscopic parasites Babesia and Theileria, transmitted by bites from infected ticks.
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