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Q:I was told by a trainer that my horse has atrophy in her neck that could cause problems later in life. Can you tell me what I may be facing in the future? She is a 4-year-old mare. What, if anything, can be done?


A:It is my experience that atrophy of the musculature of a horse's neck is usually caused by direct impact blunt trauma. The most common cause is a kick from another horse, although it can also occur when a horse runs into a solid obstacle. Sponsored by the AAEP Foundation Sometimes stallions and mares bite foals when placed in a group or herd environment. Although muscle atrophy is the common outcome, I have not seen a functional problem develop later if...

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Thwarting Thrush
A horse's hoof travels through some seriously nasty places. As a result it is bombarded with bacteria. So what keeps horses from continually oozing pus from infected feet? According to Stephen O'Grady, DVM, MRCVS, of Northern Virginia Equine, horses...   Read full story

Selecting an Alternative Practitioner
We give you an overview of the non-conventional treatments you're most likely to encounter in your horse's life, along with experts' viewpoints and resources for obtaining more information about chiropractic, acupuncture, herbal remedies, and other "complementary"...   Read full story

Wild about Behavior
Why does my stallion not perform as eagerly in the breeding shed as in the past? Why does my mare's ground behavior become nearly unbearable during estrus? Is there a reason that my gelding isn't moving along as easily in his training as other horses...   Read full story

Fear of Cows
My horse is a 16.3-hand 7-year-old off-track Thoroughbred. His history is largely unknown. My problem is that in the five months I've had him at a boarding stable, he hasn't gotten over his fear of cows and their field, which is about 10 feet away from...   Read full story

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