Links have been identified between horses’ body condition score and restriction of their airways in a new study that could provide new clues towards equine obesity. In a study, presented at the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress (13-16 September), authors from the University of Liverpool investigated the effect of horses’ body condition score on […]
The whole picture needs to be considered when making difficult life-and-death decisions. The message was one of the key take-aways from the lively equine overtreatment debate at the Animal Welfare Foundation discussion forum (11 May). Leading vets discussed what factors are involved when ascertaining where to draw “the line in the sand” when it comes […]