Equine Articles

Metabolic Syndrome

Obesity in horses used to be virtually non-existent. The majority of horses were kept as beasts of burden, only the rich possessing them as companion animals. Working horses couldn’t …

Humane Equine Euthanasia

Humane euthanasia is a preferred alternative to unnecessary suffering when a horse has a fatal injury or an unmanageable disease. It is the greatest and most difficult responsibility of …

Sarcoids

A sarcoid is a slow growing tumor that occurs in the skin of a horse most often on the legs, in the flanks, on the abdomen, or anywhere on …

Potomac Horse Fever

Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) is a sporadic cause of acute diarrhea in many parts of the country. The disease is caused by bacteria called Neoriketssia ristici, which is carried …
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