Ailments & Diseases
Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID/Equine Cushing’s Disease)
What is PPID? Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID), also known as Equine Cushing’s Disease, is a common disease of older horses and ponies. The disease becomes increasingly common as horses get older and affects over 25% of horses and ponies over 15 years old. The disease affects the pituitary gland which is located at the […]
Ligament injuries
Ligaments are the elastic soft tissue structures that connect the ends of bone at joints. In certain cases, they attach from a bone to a tendon i.e. the inferior check ligament. Their role is to maintain bones in alignment and provide support to a joint. They are usually located on either side of ...
Tendon injuries
Tendons are the strap-like elastic structures that attach muscles to the bones on which they act. Most tendons are relatively short and are rarely damaged. However, the long tendons of the limbs are vulnerable to damage during exercise or as a result of trauma. The flexor tendons are the most impo...
Equine Herpes Virus
Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) is a highly contagious airborne disease. There are five main strains of EHV, but strains EHV-1 and EHV-4 are the most common and occur in horses world wide. What are the different strains? EHV-1: This strain is most commonly associated with disease in horses and can c...
Colic – what to do after you’ve called the vet
So your horse has colic and the vet is on their way - what do you do? Remove all feed If possi...
Colic – How to recognise it and what to do
Colic is a term used to describe abdominal pain and can vary from being mild and short lived to se...