The patient was getting drowsy, his eyelids fluttering as he struggled to stay awake. But it was tough. Spike, a palomino yearling, had received his first dose of sedative through a catheter, and the ...

Retired equine veterinary surgeon Dr. Paul Thorpe, a pioneer in colic surgery whom colleagues called an unsung hero in his field, died Nov. 18 in Edgewater, Fla. He was 79. Thorpe may be best known as ...

Each year, researchers publish hundreds of equine surgery and lameness studies. During the 2011 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, held Nov. 18-22 in San Antonio, Texas, some of ...

H-FIRE is a tumor-destroying technology that allows most horses to remain standing during treatment, eliminating the violent ...

When a horse suffers nephrosplenic entrapment, a specific type of displacement colic, the risk of it happening again can be ...

The whole picture needs to be considered when making difficult life-and-death decisions. The message was one of the key take-aways from the lively equine overtreatment debate at the Animal Welfare ...

Luca graduated from the University of Parma (Italy) in 2003. After graduation he spent 2 years at Chino Valley Equine Hospital in Chino (California, U.S.A.) where he completed an internship and a ...

DAWSON, N.D. - A young couple from central North Dakota has turned their love of horses and rodeo into a rare service: an equine-only veterinary-farrier practice that is one-of-a-kind in this region.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A self-described “country boy” and natural horseman who went on to develop an international reputation as an equine vet specialist, Ross ...