Healthy Horses: Endocrine System Function and Flaws

by: Chad Mendell, TheHorse.com Managing Editor
Horses suffer from few endocrine disorders compared to humans and companion animals; however, they're not totally off the hook, explained Emily Graves, VMD, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, of Michigan State University, to horse owners in attendance at the Healthy Horses Workshop held in Ft. Collins, Colo., on July 28. The endocrine system is a very complex system that consists of the hypothalamus, ...