Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) has been a prominent neurological disease of horses for nearly 15 years.

You are on a well-deserved vacation with your family. You thought you were taking a break from horses, but you look around anyway. There it is — a draft horse slowly pulling a loaded wagon full of tourists.

Recovery from malnutrition, starvation takes time, patience.

Equine piroplasmosis is an infectious disease of international importance.

In the first of these articles we looked at the wide array of different treatment modalities and therapies available for use in horses suffering from varying types of tendon and ligament injuries, and forms of joint disease. Multiple treatment options are available, from stem cells to platelet-rich plasma to shock-wave therapy to Tildren.

Researchers knew that the equine genome project eventually would lead to monumental discoveries and new methods of diagnosis and treatment of significant benefit to the horse.

There are many treatment options available to equine practitioners dealing with injuries to tendons and ligaments and an equally large number of drugs, techniques and modalities that can be used to help manage joint problems in the athletic horse.

You want to believe. You really do. And there are many well-known horsemen, doctors, physicists and PhD's telling you that you should.

A look at veterinary-school architectural plans sheds light on how the profession is changing.