Fly Control

Fly control is an essential part of summer horse management. Flies can be the vectors or carriers of many conditions in horses or may contribute to reactions that can have serious...

Farriery

Regular farriery is vital for all horses. There are a few old English proverbs that apply to farriery:- “No foot, no horse” “For want of a nail the shoe is...

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Eyes

Injuries and diseases of the eyes, eyelid and tear ducts are fairly common, and can range from a simple conjunctivis, through to a severe corneal injury that can threaten the...

Equine Metabolic Syndrome

Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS), previously known as Peripheral Cushing’s Disease, is a hormonal disorder of horses, and more commonly ponies that has been identified in the recent past.  It has some similarities...

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Cushing’s Disease

Cushing’s Disease, or to give its proper title, Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID), is probably the most common hormonal disorder affecting horses, especially older animals.  The primary significance of Cushing’s disease is in...

Small Airway Disease COPD

What is COPD? It is small airway disease COPD of the lungs (the small tubes are the alveoli and bronchioles). Effectively it is an allergy to fungal spores and pollen...

Conjuctivitis

The conjunctiva are the membranes that line the inside of the horse’s eyelids, and conjunctivitis means that these membranes have become inflamed.  This may be a primary problem, but can...

Colic

Colic is a term that is used for “belly-ache” and it is a common disorder affecting the horse, but is not a specific condition.  A horse that has colic is...