Lameness

Lameness

Lameness

Diagnosis, clinical signs, treatment and risk factors for this common issue, including laminitis and tendon injuries.

March 2023

Lameness: diagnosis advice for first opinion practitioners

Laura Quiney provides an overview on some of the latest developments in the methods of diagnosis for this condition in horses.

Vaccination – horses that will benefit and persuading owners

Victoria Colgate and Richard Newton discuss barriers to vaccine uptake among owners.

Equine respiratory disorders – an update on severe equine asthma

Nicola Menzies-Gow looks at severe equine asthma (SEA), a naturally occurring chronic inflammatory lower airway disease in adult (seven years or older) equids.

Equine sedation and anaesthesia – right options at the right time

Ilaria Petruccione, DVM, MRCVS provides an overview of anaesthesia usage with a focus on the latest updates in standing sedation techniques.

January 2023

Resistance in equine practice

Zoë Gratwick explains how and why professionals should work with owners to prevent this burgeoning one health issue.

51 mins

December 2022

Joining the conversation – ‘when does use become abuse?’

Charlotte Graham and Holly Johnson describe their takeaways from the 2022 World Horse Welfare Annual Conference.

19 mins

November 2022

A holistic approach to equine asthma, including owner advice

Imogen Johns covers the aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of this disorder in horses.

57 mins

October 2022

Investigating and treating poor performance in sport horses

Karin Kruger discusses the multitude of factors vets must take in account when presented with lameness or movement issues.

23 mins
Unravelling complexities of hindgut health in horses

Mark Bowen discusses current understanding of dysbiosis and why opportunities to treat it can benefit equine intestinal health overall.

44 mins
Managing obesity in horses

Nicola Menzies-Gow discusses the reasons behind horses and ponies gaining too much weight, its repercussions and prevention tools.

46 mins
Latest on management of gastric disease in equids

David Rendle discusses developments in the options for medically treating and preventing this condition in horses.

35 mins
Examination Room: Andrew Waller

Andrew Waller has devoted many years to the study of Streptococcus equi and he’s at … more

26 mins
Colic Awareness Week 2022: how vets can help owners to REACT

Colic Awareness Week 2022 (3 to 9 October) is part of the REACT Now to Beat Colic campaign, run by The British Horse Society in conjunction with the University of Nottingham.

2 mins
Update on medical management of equine endocrine disorders

David Rendle BVSc, MVM, CertEM(IntMed), DipECEIM, FRCVS outlines treatment and management options for issues related to laminitis and pituitary pars intermedia in equids.

43 mins

September 2022

Lower airway inflammation: effects and what vets can do

Karin Kruger BVSc, DipACVIM, MRCVS outlines the various clinical signs of this condition blighting horses – especially sport horses – as well as how to treat it.

23 mins

August 2022

Can we improve the way that we communicate with horse owners?

David Rendle, BVSc, MVM, CertEM(IntMed), DipECEIM, FRCVS and Tamzin Furtado BA(Hons), PhD consider psychology and parasitology in this article about educating clients

41 mins

Having been in development for more than 25 years, Strangvac® is the first and only intramuscular strangles vaccine for horses and ponies.

10 mins
How big is the obesity problem and what advice can be given?

Lucy Grieve discusses the impact of this “taboo subject” on the UK equine population, as well as how vets can empower owners of overweight horses to make achievable changes.

27 mins

July 2022

Anaesthesia, analgesia and sedation: right option at right time

Karin Kruger runs the rule over some of the latest research and guidance on anaesthetic protocols, standing sedation, short and long-term analgesia, and pain scoring systems equine vets can consider.

26 mins
Strangles: overview and vaccination

A bacterial equid disease predominately of the upper respiratory tract, strangles biosecurity and identifying infectious horses are key to preventing it. Development of a novel vaccine has added to the equine vet’s toolbox – as Philip Ivens explains.

20 mins