Latest articles by Avice O’Connor
Common Conditions
“Cushing’s Disease” is a name commonly given to a disease of horses called Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID). It is the most common endocrine disease seen in older horses. It's thought to affect around 20% of…
Common Conditions
Pus in the foot, also known as subsolar abscess, is one of the most common causes of severe, acute, lameness in horses and ponies. In this condition, a painful abscess of pus (inflammatory material) develops between the…
Common Conditions
If there is one word that will strike fear in any horse owner, it is laminitis. It is an extremely common condition of horses and ponies which can be performance or even life limiting. So what is laminitis and why is it…
Horses
Equine pastern dermatitis is the name given to an inflammatory condition of the lower limbs in horses and usually appears as painful scabs and crusts. It is often termed mud fever. There are several known causes of this…
Horses
For this article, we will answer a very interesting question posed by one of our readers. Can a horse break their tongue bone?…
Behaviour
In general, geldings tend to be unaffected by the presence of mares. However, some will show unwanted stallion-like behaviour, such as performing the flehmen response, snorting, arousal and even mounting mares. At best,…
