When body weight is applied to the skin area for a prolonged period of time, the skin actually dies from the pressure placed upon it creating pressure sores.

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 not painful.

Shoe Boils In Horses

Minerals and electrolytes in horses are elements (atoms) that are NOT carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. They include the macro-minerals of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sodium, chloride…

The cause for the horse’s skin to lose color in patches of hair in one spot or throughout its body is not common and is still without explanation.

Sidebone In Horses

Diarrhea is when the transportation of ingesta moves through the digestive tract faster than normal taking with it more water than is normal.

Splints In Horses

Foreign objects are usually organic (hay and other feed) that get stuck between the cheek teeth when an unusual gap exists.

Striped Hooves In Horses

The purpose of an abscess is to move a foreign material that is inside the body to the outside. When this occurs, it is said to be draining and is a natural and end-stage process.

Cheek teeth fractures are very common and are usually non-events in the horse’s life.

Sunken Face In Horses

The epiglottis is a tissue that separates the esophagus from the trachea and it’s primary purpose is to keep food and other solid material from entering the lungs.