Imaging plays a central role
When a horse experiences a decrease in their athletic performance, it could indicate an injury or underlying disease, often best detected by imaging. Tufts ...
Equine Center
That Strange Stepping by War of Will
The Preakness winner has stringhalt, but what does that mean for the racehorse’s participation in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes?
Why Are Horses So Fast?
Breathing only through their noses—and having big hearts—give them a boost
How to Stay Safe from EEE
The rare but potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus infected 12 people in Massachusetts last summer.
Reduce Mosquito Exposure on the Farm
A viral illness primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is fatal in more than 90% of infected horses.
Clinical Signs of EEE
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Surgical Management of Kissing Spines
Kissing spines affect roughly 40% of horses. Here we review the inter-spinous ligament desmotomy (ISLD) procedure that we routinely perform to correct impinging DSPs.
Why is there a EEE vaccine for horses but not for humans?
Cummings School Professor Sam Telford, an expert on infections spread by mosquitoes and ticks, explains
Surgical Management of Impinging or Overriding Dorsal Spinous Processes
José M. García-López, VMD, DACVS, DACVSMR I. INTRODUCTION Dorsal spinous process (DSP) impingement or overriding (ORDSP), often referred as “kissing ...