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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 ...

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.

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.

A mosquito biting a horse right above its eye.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

A woman performing an ultrasound on a horse.

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 ...

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 ...

Why is even a small cough a big problem in a racehorse?

Professor Melissa Mazan, V93, a board-certified internist and pulmonology expert at Tufts Equine Center, explains

Why is even a small cough a big problem in a racehorse?

Professor Melissa Mazan, V93, a board-certified internist and pulmonology expert at Tufts Equine Center, explains

Why is even a small cough a big problem in a racehorse?

Professor Melissa Mazan, V93, a board-certified internist and pulmonology expert at Tufts Equine Center, explains

Why is even a small cough a big problem in a racehorse?

Professor Melissa Mazan, V93, a board-certified internist and pulmonology expert at Tufts Equine Center, explains

What Happens When a Horse’s Immune System Goes Awry?

A horse’s immune system is his own personal security detail. It is a very complex and efficient system of cells that carry out specific processes and each of these processes relies on another, working round-the-clock to keep your horse feeling well.

What Happens When a Horse’s Immune System Goes Awry?

A horse’s immune system is his own personal security detail. It is a very complex and efficient system of cells that carry out specific processes and each of these processes relies on another, working round-the-clock to keep your horse feeling well.

$X-Ray of a horse leg fracture before it was repaired at Tufts Equine Center$