Lameness Health Center
Featured Articles
Equine Juvenile Arthritis - Causes and Treatments
by Flossie Sellers
May 2, 2017 14:07
Even young horses can suffer from arthritis. How does a young horse get arthritis? Can it be avoided? How is it treated? If your young horse is stiff or lame, …
Diagnosing Horse Lameness - The Veterinary Process
by Flossie Sellers
May 2, 2017 14:24
Veterinarians follow a specific process when attempting to diagnose a lameness. Identifying the source of the lameness can be very difficult, and without …
Diagnosing Equine Lameness - Nerve Block Basics
by Christy Corp-Minamiji
May 2, 2017 16:15
Lameness is a fact of life for horse owners. Read about the different ways of assessing lameness, including nerve blocks, and learn how they can be applied for …
Tips for Pinpointing Lameness - Which Leg is Lame and Why …
by Heather Smith Thomas
August 24, 2019 15:34
By checking horses' feet and legs daily - during grooming, before and after a ride, and the day after a hard workout - lameness will be apparent at an early …
Sidewinder Syndrome in Horses
by Heather Smith Thomas
June 8, 2020 20:09
Sidewinder is a term describing a neurologic older horse with a sudden alteration in gait causing the hindquarters of the horse to list to one side when the …
lame·ness
/lāmnis/
noun
- the way in which an animal or person is unable to walk normally because of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.
- a mental condition associated with gaited horse owners (just kidding).
Videos
Hoof Care - Trimming the Donkey
Video of donkey hoof trimming.
Horse Snips
Horse Lameness Video Shorts
Horse Health Matters
For Our Visitors!
By the founder/editor of EquiMed, this book contains the foundation of complete horse healthcare. A must for every horse owner's home library.
Buy on Amazon