How to anticipate and treat tendon congestion in horses

Often associated with lameness or simple pains, the congestion of the tendons of the horse is a condition that should not be taken lightly. It must even make you immediately suspend any work session. Having multiple origins, this swelling of the limbs (posterior and/or anterior)...

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Veterinary woman examining and treating the tendons of the horse leg. Equine physiotherapy

The horse's cardiovascular system

The function of the cardiovascular system is to transport oxygen to the blood and then the muscles. Equipped with a hypertrophied heart (the weight of the heart represents about 8% of its total mass compared to 4.5% in man), the horse benefits from a very developed heart rate amplitude (X7 between the state of...

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Horse Heart with Circulatory System - Horse Equus Anatomy on blue background