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Common bone problems

Gil Riley, 09 March 2012 13:39

It’s often hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when your horse has a fracture or bone condition but don’t despair as there are options. We speak to Equine vet Gil Riley who talks us through some of the most common skeletal problems… Osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) Osteochondrosis dissecans is a common and painful disease characterised ...

Arthritis: Spot the signs

Gil Riley, 19 November 2009 10:00

Far from being a life sentence, with the right approach, it's possible to fight arthritis and give your horse an active, enjoyable life. Vet Gil Riley helps us prepare for battle. Clinical signs of arthritis include lameness, swelling, heat, excess synovial fluid and pain on flexion. Any lameness will be increased if the joint is put under pressure or flexed, ...

Arthritis: All about a horse's joints

Gil Riley, 19 November 2009 09:38

Far from being a life sentence, with the right approach, it's possible to fight arthritis and give your horse an active, enjoyable life. Vet Gil Riley helps us prepare for battle. A horse’s joints are classified into three groups. Fibrous joints These are the least likely to be affected by arthritis as they’re virtually immobile and, therefore, don’t suffer from ...

Dealing with flies: Your vet can help

Gil Riley, 25 August 2009 15:01

Treatment Treatments centre on minimising the inflammation caused by the fly bite (or in the case of sweet itch, minimizing the allergic reaction caused by the bite). This is done with short-acting steroid injections. In the majority of horses and ponies, steroids are safe to use provided the dose is low and only given for a short period (larger doses ...

Applying fly repellents

Gil Riley, 25 August 2009 14:56

● Some products are unstable in bright sunlight so on sunny days may need to be reapplied several times. ● Other products are not water repellent so, if it rains or if your horse sweats, the repellent is washed off and will need reapplying. ● Some horses do not readily tolerate the application of repellent, particularly sprays. However most overcome ...

Dealing with flies: All you need to know about flies: Housefly

Gil Riley, 25 August 2009 14:36

The good news is that houseflies don’t actually bite your horse. The bad news is that they are of real nuisance value, distracting and annoying your horse, as well as passing on infections. Houseflies target your horse’s eyes, since they feed on the liquid secretions there. As a result, they are often responsible for transporting infectious bacteria to the eye, ...

Dealing with flies: All you need to know about flies: Botfly

Gil Riley, 25 August 2009 14:28

If you see an insect that looks something like a honeybee buzzing busily around your horse’s legs, the chances are it isn’t a bee but a bot fly. Female bot flies are often observed on warm, sunny days with their load of yellow eggs carried underneath them resembling an undercarriage. She hovers near your horse, then darts in rapidly to ...

Dealing with flies: All you need to know about flies: Horsefly

Gil Riley, 25 August 2009 14:26

Horseflies are large stealthy flies with a very powerful and painful bite. They land and feed anywhere on the horse’s body. To bite, their jaws move in a scissor-like fashion, shearing the flesh, causing extreme discomfort and swelling. Although commonly present on open fields, they prefer wooded areas where they lay waiting in shady areas for us and our horses ...

Dealing with flies: All you need to know about flies: Blackfly

Gil Riley, 25 August 2009 14:13

Blackflies are similar to midges in that they’re about the same size and bite horses to obtain a blood meal (and in the process release their saliva which can cause sweet itch). However, unlike the midge, they tend to bite on the inside of the horse’s ears. This is particularly painful and irritating. Persistent targeting results in scabbing and crusting ...

All you need to know about flies: Culicoides

Gil Riley, 25 August 2009 12:42

In the UK, several species of the culicoides midge exist. Present from as early as March right through to October, the female culicodes requires a blood meal to mature her eggs, which she gets by biting our horses, usually along the back or belly. Midges are tiny with a wing length less than 2mm and they can only fly a ...

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