*Musculoskeletal
The bodies of all animals allow movement to find food and to reproduce through a system of bones and connective tissue. Plants do not have this abil…
Category: Musculoskeletal System
AMA March 2, 2023 – Rounds With Doc T
“Ask Me Anything” - The following questions were submitted (copied and pasted from the Q&A section in Zoom or from emails), along with any posted …
Breakdown Of Connective Tissue In Horses – Rounds With Doc T
The journey of how to feed horses correctly started with the epidemic of suspensory ligament disease. The suspensory ligaments are part of the group o…
Cheek Teeth – Eruption Bumps
When the permanent premolar cheek teeth push into position, they often cause lumps that appear on the face and lower jaw. These are normal and are no…
Fat And Physics – The Two Causes Of Soft Tissue Injury In Horses – Rounds With Doc T
There is an increase in soft tissue injuries in horses (ligaments and tendons). This seminar discusses the role of fat in two ways. The first is fat…
Fibrotic Myopathy
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General Dentistry – Speculum Injury
The use of the speculum is common in equine dentistry. There are reports of damage to the horse caused by them and this is one of those cases.
Infected Withers
Also known as Fistulous Withers, an infection of the withers area can be stubborn and painful.
Piezoelectric Currents
Piezo......WHAT???
Have you ever wondered why bones are not shaped like I-beams or 2x4 lumber? This short lesson on biophysics and biochemistry may a…
Podcast #006 – The Calcium To Phosphorus Ratio
Calcium (Ca) and Phosphorus (P) are two of the most plentiful minerals in your horse and are required for bone structure, muscle function and hundreds…
Podcast #010 – Fun With Physics And Horses
Physics is a collection of laws that control how things work in this world. They have no allegiance to a country, religion or even if you are a plant,…
Podcast #034 – The TMJ Of Horses
This podcast discusses my experience with tens of thousands of horses and discusses what I have found in my observations and I compare this to what ot…
Podcast #045 – The Importance Of The Top Line In Horses
The top line of horses is the muscles along the back bone from the withers to the rump. It is where the saddle or load goes onto the horse. It is an i…
Podcast #087 – Get Your Horse’s House In Order – A Magazine Review
This podcast reviews a vet school’s economic impact statement and a special Equus magazine about the health of our horses. When I read these, my fir…
Podcast #119 – Kissing Spine and Vestibular Disease In Horses
In this podcast, I discuss two diseases that affect horses: Kissing Spine, which involves the overriding spinous processes, and peripheral vestibular …
Stringhalt
Stringhalt is the horseman's term for the involuntary jerking up and out of one or both hind legs. The video demonstrates this well.
The End Of A Year – Tetanus In A Horse
This is a story about tetanus in a foal, a bacterial disease that paralyzes horses (and humans) killing them when they can no longer breathe. We vacci…
Thoroughpin
Thoroughpin is the horseman's term for distention of the deep digital tendon sheath of the hind limbs.