This is an 8 month old, quarter-horse colt that sustained an injury to his left stifle. The cause of the injury was unknown, but he did have a superficial skin abrasion over the front of the stifle. He was 4/5 lame on the left hind and
An equine wobbler is a horse with a damaged spinal cord. This can occur from malformation of the vertebral column, advanced arthritis in the vertebral joints or injury to the vertebrae. Any of these conditions can cause pressure on the spinal cord and cause the flow of
This is a 13 year old warmblood dressage horse that had had a previous right hind limb suspensory ligament injury 1.5 yrs. earlier. He returned to work, but developed recurrent right hind limb lameness when he advanced to a more demanding work level. He blocked
Pain that originates from the back of the foot or caudal heel pain. Recently, the definition of ‘heel soreness’ or ‘navicular syndrome’ in horses has been thrown on its head. With new developments in diagnostic tools for horses, it has become obvious that there are
This is a 15 year old, quarter-horse, gelding with a 3 day history of acute onset right hind lameness. At the time of the initial injury he was toe-touching lame on the right hind, but at the time of examination, he was 3.5/5 lame. Examination
