Dear Dr. Vittoria: My friend’s horse had a hoof abscess for over a month. Her vet came out to radiograph it and saw the horse had foundered in that foot. I thought hoof abscesses were common and not ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My gelding had a hoof abscess that took two weeks to break open. I have never had one rupture at the top of the hoof before. Normally, they come out the bottom. Is there anything ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An interesting case study appeared in the most recent edition of the Equine Veterinary Education Journal, detailing resolution of ...

Managing horses goes hand in hand with managing ailments. While some horse health problems are relatively quick and simple to treat, others are more difficult and tedious. Often, foot problems fall ...

One of the most common calls an ambulatory equine practitioner receives is that from a panicked owner whose horse becomes three-legged lame seemingly overnight, said Ryan Penno, DVM, a practitioner at ...

Our 122nd weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast features an interview with Joe Stockdale, a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the showjumping World Championships in Herning in August.

I REMEMBER CLEARLY the day my beautiful palomino Lacey refused to let me pick up her left front hoof to be cleaned. The sky was bright blue and I basked under the warmth of last summer’s sun as I tied ...