Health & Care · #lameness

Health & Care guides tagged “lameness” from the Apex Equine resource center.

• Catching lameness before it becomes a layup — The horse that's three-legged lame got that way over weeks of small changes nobody noticed. Learn to read the early signals and you'll trade a long layup for a short rest.
• Hoof abscess: the sudden three-legged-lame horse — Your horse was fine yesterday and this morning he won't put a foot down. Before you panic about a broken leg, know this: the most common cause of sudden, severe lameness is a hoof abscess.
• Sudden lameness in the foot: an owner's response playbook — Your horse was fine yesterday and this morning he won't put a foot down. The panic is understandable — but the right first hour follows a clear sequence. Here's the decision playbook every owner should have on the fridge.