Diseases and Conditions
Compendium Articles
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Strangles
 Learn about strangles in horses, its causes, complications, and ways to prevent this highly contagious disease that is easily passed from one horse to another through nasal secretions and pus from ruptured abscesses in the lymph nodes.
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Striking
 Learn about horse psychology and the proper training and handling techniques that are the best prevention of behaviors such as striking or kicking out at handlers and other horses.
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Stringhalt
Learn about this rare form of lameness that causes a gait problem in horses, how to identify it, and how good horse management, high quality feed, and appropriate medical responses to leg trauma may help prevent cases of stringhalt.
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Summer Sores
Learn about the parasites that cause summer shores and how a strong fly control and strict deworming program are the best prevention along with the importance of keeping the wounds clean and dry and properly medicated.
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Sunburn
 Learn how sunburn affects horses and how severe sunburn can correlate with liver damage making it important to protect horses from sunburn and treat it promptly to reduce blistering, inflammation, hair loss and pain.
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Supernumerary Teeth
Learn about these excess teeth that can develop in horses and why early detection is necessary to prevent difficulty eating and the development of abnormal facial features.
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Suprascapular Neuropathy
Sweeny is atrophy (degeneration) of the muscles of the shoulder of the horse. Because there can be a number of causes, it is important to realize that the term âSweeneyâ is a description of the condition of the muscles and not a diagnosis in itself.
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Suspensory Ligament Strain
 Learn how the suspensory ligament works in your horse's limbs, how excessive stress can lead to strains and how proper shoeing and conditioning can prevent this condition in your horse.
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Sweet Itch
Learn about sweet itch also known as a seasonal dermatitis and how the bites of Culicoides affect the horse's immune system causing both physical and mental misery making the horse dependent on its owner for prevention management of this recurrent aff
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Swollen Leg
Learn about the many causes of a swollen leg in horses and why it is important that a veterinarian be called to diagnose and treat the problem to prevent serious complications that can lead to lameness.