Health Topics | School of Veterinary Medicine

Weaving is a stereotypy in which horses move their head and neck side-to-side.

Sarcoids are locally aggressive, non-metastatic skin tumors.

Melanoma is a commonly diagnosed skin cancer in horses (especially gray horses).

Choke, common in horses, occurs when food or objects block the esophagus.

EOTRH is a progressive dental condition in older horses.

Vesicular stomatitis is a contagious viral disease that causes lesions in and around the mouth.

Silicate associated osteoporosis (SAO) is a bone fragility syndrome characterized by extensive bone loss and remodeling.

Silicosis is a respiratory condition caused by inhaling silica dust.

Microchips are small, safe, inexpensive forms of permanent identification.

Fibrotic myopathy is a mechanical lameness caused by scar tissue in the muscle.