Bell’s Palsy (Horner’s Syndrome)
Bell's Palsey or Horner's Syndrome is a paralysis of one side of the face usually caused in horses by trauma.
Category: Nervous System Topics
Cushing’s Disease In Horses – Podcast #003
The pituitary is a small gland at the bottom of the brain that regulates so many hormones in the horse. Without it, the body of every mammal (horse an…
Degenerative Nerve Diseases
Neuroaxonal dystrophy, equine degenerative myelopathy and equine motor neuron disease are discussed here.
Fight Or Flight In Horses – Podcast #012
Doc T discusses the portions of the brain responsible for the horses identifying danger, analyzing the threat and then responding to the go / no go fo…
Head Shaking Syndrome
Head shaking syndrome is when a horse snaps their head in an up and down direction sometimes violently and uncontrollably. Often associated with this…
How Does The Horse Brain Work? – Rounds With Doc T
The horse’s brain has been dissected and analyzed, but how does it work? Behaviorists have looked at how horses use their brains, and trainers have …
Internal Parasites
Parasite control has evolved since the first packets of deworming medication showed up in the barn in the mid 1970's. New chemicals, different strateg…
Nervous
The nervous system is complicated because it is in charge of so many things. Basically there are 3 sections and 2 operating systems. There is the …
The End Of A Year – Tetanus In A Horse (blog)
This is a story about tetanus in a foal, a bacterial disease that paralyzes horses (and humans) killing them when they can no longer breathe. We vacci…
Wobblers In Horses (Cervical Vertebral Malformation)
Wobblers In Horses (Cervical Stenotic Myelopathy)