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Sidebone

Â Learn how proper hoof care by a farrier can prevent most cases of sidebone in the horse's foot by careful trimming and shoeing and what needs to be done in worst case scenarios.

Sinusitis

Â Learn about the causes of sinusitis in horses, the best ways to prevent development of the condition, and the treatments available for relieving both symptoms and the infection.

Â Learn about the chemical mycotoxin produced by a fungus that infects certain legume plants that horses ingest causing them to develop Slaframine Ttoxicosis characterized by the profuse salivation that leads to the nick name "slobbers" for the disease

Soft Palate Displacement

Â Read to learn about the importance of the soft palate, a complex, muscular organ in the horse, necessary for proper breathing, swallowing, and general health and the treatment options for a displaced palate.

Splints

Learn about the five main causes of splints in horses and how good horse management and training routines suited to the horse's developmental age and capabilities will help prevent splints.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Learn how early recognition of squamous cell carcinoma and effective treatment by a qualified veterinarian can often prevent the cancer from metastasizing and improve the chances for a positive outcome for the horse

Stall Walking

Learn how temperament, confinement, lack of interaction with other horses and unnatural feeding contribute to this destructive stereotypie and how to develop the rich environment that will prevent stall walking.

Stereotypic Behaviors

Learn about the three different kinds of stereotypies, how they affect the behavior of the horse, and what horse owners can do to provide their horses with a rich environment, proper diet, and sufficient exercise to help prevent these destructive behavio

Stifle Injuries

Learn about the three joints that make up the stifle, the causes of stifle injuries, and why treatment by a veterinarian along with a sufficient period of rest is important to avoid arthritis accompanied by chronic lameness.

Strains - Sprains

Learn about horse's susceptibility to strains and sprains in the affected muscles, tendons, ligaments and joint structures, and how to prevent these painful conditions by maintaining appropriate conditioning activities and by the use of well-fitting

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