Celia Marr discusses therapy options for horses with abdominal and musculoskeletal discomfort, and why vets should be alert to potential obstacles during treatment.

Graham Hunter, in the fourth of six reports, discusses how a good working relationship ensures timely veterinary involvement and high standards of patient care.

Boehringer Academy has launched a series of short webinars as part of a laminitis awareness campaign to help detect, manage and monitor equine Cushing's disease.

Moses Brennan and Rachel Agass discuss advances in a variety of techniques developed for treatment and closure of wounds present in horses.

Gayle Hallowell considers whether using compounded medications in a veterinary context has a place on pharmacy shelves.

Imogen Burrows, in the third of six reports, discusses the reality of whether a world without antibiotics could exist and reasons behind explosive rates of their resistance

Richard Meers, in the second of six reports, discusses the benefits and opportunities of offering dental services for horses.

Glen Cousquer describes how a locally produced humane tether and changes to working practices, are making progress to end the suffering of Moroccan donkeys and mules.

Oesophageal obstruction, or choke, is a common clinical presentation in the horse with many causes, which can be categorised into intraluminal, intramural, extramural and functional disorders. Here, the author covers causes, clinical signs, diagnosis, complications and preventive strategies.

Horses are second only to humans as the most travelled creatures on the planet, with global competitions and international movement for breeding now commonplace. With such large-scale travel comes the potential for infections and disease to spread. Philip Ivens reviews three diseases of equines – west Nile disease, equine infectious anaemia and equine herpes myeloencephalopathy.

Jonathan Anderson looks at how to diagnose whether the underlying cause for any particular horse's lameness is orthopaedic or neurological, including distinguishing the ataxic from the lame horse.

In this article, Hany Elsheikha discusses the most common equine parasitic infections and the current options for their management, with emphasis on the importance of horse owner education and engagement.

Clare Penter, in the first of six reports, looks at XLEquine’s Picture of Health campaign and how equine practitioners are able to benefit from a focus on the healthy horse.

Charlotte Maile says it's not just the NHS dealing with an increasingly ageing population, with equine vets seeing more older horses than ever.

Nicola Menzies-Gow discusses approaches to this abdominal condition in equines, including pain relief, fluid therapy, antiendotoxic therapy and motility stimulants.