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Lacerations
Learn how to evaluate lacerations on your horse so you will known when to call a veterinarian and when you can provide the treatment necessary to heal the wound and prevent infection, and why a booster tetanus shot is sometimes necessary.
Abscesses Related to Pleurisy, Strangles, and Warbles
Horse diseases pleurisy, strangles and warbles can lead to abscesses, some of which may be highly infectious. Learn about symptoms and treatment for these conditions.
UK Ag Equine Program Students and Partners Give Back During Spring into Service Day
The event was a big success that allowed students and faculty to come, volunteer their time, and learn about the history and importance of the African cemetery within our community.
Zoetis Partners with Customers to Support FFA, AABP, AAEP Students in 2015
Zoetis is now directing a portion of funds from eligible purchases of cattle and equine products to local FFA chapters and/or veterinary student scholarships on behalf of local veterinarians and animal health suppliers.
Horse Diarrhea - Is It an Emergency?
Read to learn about the causes, signs, and effects of diarrhea and why early involvement with your veterinarian is important in maintaining your horse's health and avoiding secondary complications.
Brushing
A majority of horses exhibit minor gait defects due to irregular or asymmetric growth. When the gait defect causes either the front legs or the rear legs to make contact with each other, this is known as brushing.
Transitioning From Hay to Pasture
Dr. Gettyâs April Tip: A Serving of Patience to Balance Spring Grazing:â Now that spring is here, we need to take it slowly when transitioning any of our horses from hay to pasture,â says equine nutritionist Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. âAnd for thos
Curb
 Learn about Curb which affects the plantar ligament, what usually causes it, and the treatments that veterinarians recommend for this condition.
New Cases of West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in Unvaccinated Horses
âWest Nile virus has been diagnosed in Colorado in Alamosa and Boulder counties in unvaccinated horses and, in Texas, five new cases of Eastern equine encephalitis have been confirmed.â
Shin Soreness
Learn how exercise-induced bone remodeling leads to growth of new, less-dense bone, hemorrhaging below the periosteum, and stress fractures which contribute to inflammation, swelling, and soreness of the shin bone