Horses in Alberta are often deficient in Vitamin E given our lack limited grazing season and lack of access to pasture for many horses.

An informative assessment of Regenerative Medicine and Orthobiologics in veterinary medicine and how regenerative medicine can help your horse

Read Dr. White’s article on equine osteoarthritis in the summer 2022 issue of the Canadian Horse Journal.

Many people have heard of PPID or Equine Cushing’s Disease, but it can be a difficult disease to fully understand. By reading this blog post you can better understand what PPID means, how PPID presents clinically, how we can diagnose PPID, and what we can do to manage our PPID patients.

Maintaining and Managing the Senior Performance Horse

Dr. Alyssa Butters gives an update on the prevalence and implications of Equine Infectious Anemia. (Fall Seminar, part 2 of 4).

Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is an endocrine disease that is thought to affect between 15-30% of aged horses. The most obvious clinical sign in more advanced cases is hypertrichosis (hair growth, abnormally long curly hair, and/or a failure to shed out normally in the summer). Other clinical signs can include increased drinking and urination, chronic infections, muscle wasting, weight loss, regional fat deposits, and an increased propensity to develop laminitis (founder). Because this disease occurs in older horses, it is often missed as the owner assumes that their horse isn't looking and feeling as well merely because they are getting older. The following is a report of one case in a horse used for competitive polo, written by her owner Connie:

Dr. Kirby Penttila reviews Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (pigeon fever) and other infectious diseases of concern this year.

Dr. Crystal Lee will give an overview of the most common ophthalmic diseases we see in horses, what to expect in an ophthalmic exam, and how to determine if your horse's condition is an emergency.