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Osteoarthritis in the coffin joint (or hoof joint) can affect show jumping horses and limit their athletic performance. Injuries and trauma: Previous injuries to the coffin joint, such as ligament tears, fractures or bruises, can increase the risk of developing osteoarthritis. The jumps and...

Problems distal to the hock, often referred to as “bone spasm”, is the most common cause of clinical hock-associated lameness in horses. Distal to the hock, osteoarthritis and periostitis of the distal intertarsal, tarsometatarsal, and occasionally proximal intertarsal joints occur. The Hock consists of...

Injury to the ventral discs on occasions is accompanied by bone, ventrolateral or lateral proliferation (vertebral spondylosis); It is found mainly in the mid-thoracic area (mainly between T11 and T13) and also in the lumbar area. Spondylosis is a rare cause of back pain...

Bone Edema  Sports horses can bruise the bones of the foot and fetlock joints, the coffin bone, the ends of the short and long pastern bones, and the lower end of the cannon bone. The foot and the fetlock receive tremendous force, and that...

Hip joint lameness in the equine athlete can be an acute injury, but many of the conditions affecting this region can have an insidious onset and lead to reduced performance problems long before actual lameness is apparent. Some of the most common clinical signs...

Acute synovitis is an inflammation that comes on suddenly in a joint, often in the fetlock, coffin or hock. These joints are enclosed in a soft tissue capsule. The lining of the capsule (synovial membrane) produces a thick fluid that lubricates the joint. Stress...

The sacroiliac joint is the junction between the horse’s spine in the sacrum. The joint is buried under the heavy gluteal muscles at the top of the horse’s rump. It sits at approximately the highest point of the rump. This area has two sets...

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISEASE (TMJ) Many horses resist the oral speculum used to keep the mouth open by applying back pressure, subluxating (partially dislocating) one or both TMJ. Approximately 35% of horses diagnosed with temporomandibular joint disease were observed with an oral speculum within the...

Pedal Osteitis in Horses • Pedal osteitis is defined as an inflammatory disorder of the distal phalanx . • The disorder is a result of peristent inflammation of the foot. • Since the third phalanx does not have a medulla, the bone inflammatory processes...

Severe hoof infection penetrated by the white line, infection by anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that can live without oxygen) and fungi that are resistant to local antibiotics and antifungals.                       This disease occurs in established...

Neck Pain in High Performance Horses Sport horses must use their entire bodies in their sports activities, and the neck plays a vital role in movement, balance, and signal transfer to the rest of the body. A horse’s neck is an extremely complex structure...

Dissecting osteochondritis (OCD) in horses; Semi-synthetic polysaccharide with xylan and a new regenerative peptide. Rejuvenate the horse joints. Reduces pain, swelling, stiff joints and inflammation, long-acting analgesic. Semi-synthetic polysaccharide with xylan, is a hemicellulose derived from plants that has anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic and chondroprotective activities....

Frequent signs of this disease are found in daily practice by Sport Horses Vet _ Annoyances when putting the girth on. _ Sinking in the back during brushing or when being saddled. _ Tend to jump flat or to pull away. _ Tendency to...

Percutaneous intratissular electrolysis (EPI), a technique widely used in sports medicine of humans, makes its way into the world of equines. The praxis confirms its effectiveness in the treatment of tendinitis, desmitis and muscle injuries in sports horses. The treatment of tendinopathies and desmopathies...

Horses have a normal “locking mechanism” associated with their stifle area that allows them to maintain limb extension without considerable muscular effort. This mechanism is called a “stay apparatus” and primarily involves the patella (knee cap), the bottom end of the femur (medial trochlear...

Degenerative Joint Disease in shoulder, often referred to as “osteoarthritis”, is cause of lameness in performance horses. Most equine training strategies involve the prevention and/or maintenance of some form of joint disease. Lack of performance as a result of joint disease often precedes overt...

Arthritis in horses is a disease that can affect them just as it does in humans by influencing their physical activity and performance.

Kinesiotaping in sport horses Is being used for some time in the Kinesiotape sport horses in different parts of the world with good results. This technique facilitates the hard training and recovery from injury in less time.  The horses Kinesiotape It’s nothing magical, it...