Horse Health Articles

Following are some brief articles about common health issues found in horses, especially retired horses. Please note that these articles are not meant to be comprehensive in terms of description, treatment and diagnosis. They are meant to provide a basic overview of common horse health issues. Please check back often as we do add articles regularly!

Equine Cushing's and Insulin Resistance in Horses

Equine Cushing's and Insulin Resistance (IR) are two diseases that people often seem to confuse with each other. They are actually two distinct diseases, both usually found in our more senior horses. Read More

How Lame is Your Horse?

I decided to post the following as a useful reminder of the "levels" of lameness in the horse. The next time you have to have a lameness discussion with your veterinarian (hopefully not in the near future) they will most likely characterize the lameness on a scale of 1-5. Read More