Diseases

Steve Wisnieski

Unorthodox Approach Succeeds in White Line Case

Size and weight of affected Percheron led to emphasis on providing support
Samson is a 6-year-old Percheron gelding. He stands approximately 17.2 hands and weighs about 1,700 lbs. Prior to this incident of white line disease (WLD), he had been a perfectly healthy horse and had been under my care as both a trainer and farrier.
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Vet's Corner

Managing Hoof Abscesses

Options for dealing with this frequent and frustrating cause of equine lameness
Hoof abscesses are probably the most common cause of acute lameness in horses encountered by veterinarians and farriers.
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Research Journal: July/August 2007

A trial was conducted with 75 Thoroughbred foals in central Kentucky to evaluate the effects of a preventive regimen of polysulfated glycosaminoglycan (PSGAG, Adequan) injections starting at 8 weeks of age.
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STUMP FOOT

Dealing with a 'Stump Foot'

Club foot is a human condition that is not comparable to the condition in a horse, maintains this veteran hoof researcher

There’s an abundance, if yet not very helpful, literature on the Web and elsewhere on so-called “club foot” in horses.


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