Diseases and Conditions
Compendium Articles
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Contagious Equine Metritis - Mare
Learn about Contagious equine metritis in mares which is a treatable, highly contagious venereal disease that causes metritis and mucopurulent vaginal discharge after the mare has been bred to an infected stallion.
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Contagious Equine Metritis - Stallion
 Learn about Contagious equine metritis in stallions, a highly contagious venereal infection that is usually identified only after several mares become infected after being bred to the same stallion.
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Contracted Heels
 Learn about the condition in horses known as Contracted Heels, the primary causes, and the inportance of having a knowledgeable farrier trim and balance the hooves on an on-going basis to prevent lameness.
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Contracted Tendons
Learn about Contracted Tendons which is a condition where the pasterns, fetlocks, and/or knees are extremely upright or buckled forward and learn why surgery is often necessary to correct the condition.
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Contusions
Learn about the two kinds of contusions in horses and why assessment and treatment by a veterinarian is important if the contusion is large or in a limb that may affect the horse's performance.
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Corneal Ulcer
Learn about Corneal ulcers in the horse's eye and why effective treatment by a veterinarian with a background in ophthalmology is often necessary to save the horse's eye sight.
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Corns
Learn about Corns that affect the sensitive tissues in the horse's foot, how to recognize them and the treatment necessary to relieve this painful condition.
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Cribbing
 Learn about the stereotypy known as Cribbing, how to recognize it, the theories related to the causes of cribbing, and what can be done to change this distructive behavior.
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Cross-firing
Learn about the gait problem in some horses known as Cross-firing, how it may relate to the horse's conformation, the examination necessary to determine the cause and the retraining necessary to correct the problem.
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Cryptorchism
Although cryptorchism does not often occur in male horses, it is a condition that should be taken seriously. Learn how to determine if your horse is a cryptorchid and the ways the condition can be corrected.