Editor's Note: This article is part of TheHorse.com's ongoing coverage of topics presented at the British Equine Veterinary Association's 51st annual Congress, held Sept. 12-15 in Birmingham, U.K.

On my weekly visit to a research laboratory, I encountered a 14-month-old dog with lameness in its left hind limb. The dog is one of a small colony of male beagles, aged between 1 and 3 years, used ...

Equine locomotion seems like a sophisticated thing. All those delicate bones, joints, tendons, and muscles must move in tandem to propel the horse's large body forward at varying speeds. But in truth, ...

Sudden hind limb lameness in a dog is something that veterinarians see on a regular basis. The most common reason for this is a ruptured cruciate ligament in the stifle (knee). The causes of a ...

Equine lameness affects all types horses—whether they are ridden for pleasure, racing, or sport. Lameness, a health condition that affects a horse’s gait, is the most costly health problem in the ...

In basic terms an animal that cannot walk properly suffers from a kind of lameness. This condition points to a health problem with the animal’s locomotion system specifically the hind and fore limbs.

The owner of a 4-year-old neutered female ferret (Fig. 1) presented her for lameness of the left hind leg. The ferret had fallen from the owner's shoulder 3 weeks earlier and since then showed ...

Animal Knigdom, winner of last year’s Kentucky Derby, has developed lameness in his left hind leg and will not start in the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 31. It’s the same leg the colt injured ...