This winter, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and Oaklawn Park launched a pilot program under which a designated barn would be used for veterinarians to administer any intra-articular ...

Injecting medication directly into a horse's joint might make some owners wary of complications. But British researchers have recently shown that, when careful aseptic techniques are used, the risks ...

This article was published 22/12/2016 (3194 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. Few conditions in a horse are as difficult to manage as suspensory ligament disease, particularly, ...

There are two different types of windgalls, which are a soft swelling located to the rear of and slightly above the fetlock joint on a horse’s leg. This swelling is either an enlargement of the ...

Laura Fitzharris MRCVS and Evita Busschers MRCVS delve into the details of this complex joint and the injuries that can happen in this area The fetlock is a high-motion joint with a similar structure ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Saturday's Breeders' Cup Distaff had a pall cast over it after Pine Island was euthanized and Fleet Indian suffered a career-ending injury during the running of the race. The two ...