Lameness is a clinical sign. Detecting lameness and evaluating its amplitude is important to equine veterinary practice.
Kevin G. Keegan, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
Advertisement
Articles by Kevin G. Keegan, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
Veterinarians evaluate the horse at the lunge and perform flexion tests during lameness and pre-purchase evaluations.
Evaluation of horse under saddle is performed routinely by some veterinarians and almost not at all by others.
Lameness in horses is most effectively understood by studying vertical motion of the torso.
How to judge a tricky problem with objective tools.
Advertisement
Latest Updated Articles
Evaluate equine lameness objectivelyDecember 1st 2009
Advertisement
Advertisement
Trending on dvm360
1
Paws and profits: Zoetis appoints global diagnostics president, NVA names chief medical officer, and more updates
2
Five practical pain management tools in hospice care
3
When every second counts: Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in RECOVER–guided emergency care for dogs and cats
4
How to transition pets with kidney disease to therapeutic diets without a fight
5