This category covers evidence-based clinical decision-making for equine veterinarians and mixed practitioners.
Articles focus on interpreting research, guidelines, nutrition and supplement labelling, regulatory considerations, and real-world clinical judgement where protocols are unclear. Content is written by experienced clinicians to support confident, ethical, and practical decision-making in everyday equine practice.
In equine medicine, the hindgut is often described as the “engine room” of the horse. Yet, many of our routine clinical interventions – from prescribing a course of antibiotics to hospitalizing a case for monitoring…
Managing the “metabolic” horse is one of the most high-stakes tasks in equine practice. The gap between a horse being “clinically managed” and suffering a laminitic episode often comes down to a few percentage points…
Equine osteoarthritis (OA) remains the leading cause of lameness and retirement in the equine industry, accounting for up to 60% of all lameness cases. For the practicing clinician, managing chronic degenerative joint disease is a…
For decades, the “gold standard” for managing Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) has been a combination of invasive gastroscopy and pharmaceutical intervention. However, the clinical landscape is changing. Recent research from 2024 and 2025 is…
Donkeys and mules are increasingly common patients in equine practice, and understanding them is essential for every Equine Veterinarian, yet they remain some of the least well-understood equids in veterinary education. Despite superficial similarities to…
Feed and supplement labels are designed to inspire confidence. Unfortunately, they are also one of the most misunderstood and misleading sources of information in equine nutrition. Veterinarians are increasingly asked to advise on feeds, balancers,…