If there’s one word that strikes fear into the hearts and minds of horse owners, it’s “colic.” Here are three simple rules to help prevent colic, especially in cold winter months.
A recent study that followed post-operative colic horses in Finland showed that colic surgery can result in excellent positive outcomes for both horses and their owners.
Advances in knowledge concerning Equine Cushing’s Disease — more correctly called Pars Pituitary Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) — now allow well-managed PPID horses to live full lives.
Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) and Equine Cushing’s Disease (also known as Pars Pituitary Intermedia Dysfunction, or PPID) are reasonably common conditions we encounter in our horses.
Laminitis is now regarded as a syndrome that occurs secondary to something else, rather than a discreet disease all in itself. This has allowed much more focused research and effort in treating the cause rather than treating just the symptoms that occur in the hoof.