Rolo’s Road to Comfort: Inspiring Equine and Human Well-Being
Horses often show discomfort in a number of ways and it doesn’t always result in visual lameness or apparent discomfort. This was the case for Rolo, whose diagnosis wasn’t particularly…
Testimonial | Simon Zahra
Simon Zahra is a familiar face in the thoroughbred racing game, he grew up in the industry, he’s been training for about 25 years and was also a part of…
Testimonial | Will Larkin
Will Larkin is the racing manager for Malua Racing who have been using Arthramid vet for the past several years. “It’s a great product, we use Arthramid because we’ve…
Testimonial | Dr Stuart Vallance
Dr Stuart Vallance is a specialist equine surgeon who trained in America at UC Davis and has been back in Melbourne working racetrack practice and doing racehorse surgeries since…
Testimonial | JD Hayes, Lindsay Park Racing
JD Hayes trains in partnership with brother Ben, at Lindsay Park Racing. They came across Arthramid Vet when it was recommended by head veterinarian, Dave Mckellar and Alex Tremlett for…
Testimonial | Ben Gleeson
Assistant Trainer for Danny O’Brien for 5 years, Ben Gleeson has plenty of experience in the racing industry and knows a thing or two about keeping horses happy, sound and…
Testimonial | Dr Emma Wood
Dr Emma Wood has been in the racing industry most of her life but was a late bloomer to the veterinary world. She has been an assistant trainer both…
Treatment of carpal (knee) lameness in horses.
The carpus (knee) of the horse is comprised of three joints, with 2 rows of 7 (or sometimes 8) carpal bones between the radius (forearm) and the canon bone. (see…
Treatment of lameness in the distal limb (coffin joint and pastern joint) of the horse.
In this article we discuss the treatment of lameness in the distal limb of the horse related to osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) or ‘coffin’ joint, and the proximal…
Treatment of Fetlock Lameness in Horses
Lameness of the fetlock joint in horses is fairly common. The fetlock joint (metacarpophalangeal/metatarsophalangeal joint) is a high motion joint with a small cross-sectional area and little soft tissue covering,…
Novel treatment of stifle lameness in a horse
The horse’s stifle is often considered particularly complex because of the large number of associated intraarticular and periarticular soft tissue structures [1]. Furthermore, injuries to the soft tissues oftentimes occur…
