• Visual and technical atlas describing general concepts and details of the main diseases affecting horses. This atlas is designed as an aid to equine veterinarians who need to explain these concepts to horse owners in simple but precise terms.

  • 1. Anatomy of the horse

    1. Equine skeleton
    2. Equine muscles

    2. Main disorders by system
    Musculoskeletal system

    3. Osteochondritis (OCD)
    4. Osteoarthritis. Degenerative joint disease
    5. Tendinitis and desmitis
    6. The hoof. Anatomy and common problems
    7. Laminitis
    8. Navicular syndrome
    9. Exertional myopathies
    10. Other muscle disorders
    Digestive system
    11. Dental anatomy
    12. Dental problems
    13. Esophageal obstruction. Choke
    14. Gastric ulcers
    15. Equine colic. General concepts
    16. Medical equine colic
    17. Surgical equine colic
    18. Equine colitis
    19. Causes of equine colitis
    20. Hepatic lipidosis
    21. Intestinal parasites
    Cardiorespiratory system
    22. Sinus anatomy
    23. Common sinus diseases
    24. Guttural pouches anatomy
    25. Common diseases of the guttural pouches
    26. Laryngeal hemiplegia
    27. Pleuropneumonia
    28. Equine asthma. Heaves
    29. Equine cardiac electrophysiology
    30. Equine arrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation
    31. Physiologic cardiac murmurs
    32. Pathologic cardiac murmurs
    Nervous system
    33. Wobbler syndrome. Cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy
    34. Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)
    35. Viral encephalitis. West Nile virus, eastern and western encephalitis viruses
    36. Facial nerve paralysis and vestibular disease
    37. Headshaking syndrome
    Endocrine system
    38. Cushing’s syndrome. Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID)
    39. Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS)
    Urogenital system
    40. Acute and chronic kidney disease
    41. Urolithiasis
    42. Breeding of the mare
    43. Endometritis
    44. Castration
    45. Cryptorchidism Skin and integumentary system
    46. Ectoparasites and insect bite hypersensitivity
    47. Wound management and healing process
    48. Skin tumors. Sarcoids
    49. Other skin tumors Ophthalmology
    50. Structures of the eye
    51. Corneal ulcers and keratitis
    52. Stromal abscess
    53. Equine recurrent uveitis
    Neonatology
    54. Failure of passive transfer
    55. Septicemia and septic arthritis
    56. Dummy foal. Perinatal maladaptation syndrome, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
    57. Flexural limb deformities
    58. Angular limb deformities

    3. Infectious diseases

    59. Equine viruses. Equine influenza, equine herpesvirus, equine arteritis virus
    60. Equine piroplasmosis
    61. Strangles

    4. Special techniques

    62. Nerve and joint blocks in a lameness examination. Front limb blocks
    63. Nerve and joint blocks in a lameness examination. Hind limb blocks
    64. Nasogastric tube placement
    65. How to administer drugs

    5. Behavior and management

    66. Normal posture and gait in horses
    67. Stereotypic behavior
    68. Parturition
    69. Neonatal management

  • Marta Barba

    She graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Zaragoza, Spain, in 2009 and obtained the status of Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Large Animal after finishing the residency in equine internal medicine at Auburn University, Alabama, United States in 2015. She also completed her PhD studies at the College of Veterinary Medicine of the same university.

    Marta has been a visiting clinician or researcher at several institutions around the world such as Argentina, New Zealand, France, Belgium, England, and Scotland, and is the author of several clinical case reports and original articles published in international scientific journals. She has been a speaker at national and international congresses. Nowadays, she teaches undergraduate veterinary students as a University Assistant Professor at the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain and is part of the equine internal medicine clinical service at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the same University. Her main area of interest within the field of equine medicine is infectious diseases.

    John Schumacher

    He graduated in Veterinary Medicine from Kansas University in 1973 and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Large Animal after completing a residency in equine internal medicine in Texas A&M University. He obtained his degree of Master of Science from the same University.

    John is author of more than 100 articles published in international scientific journals, and has written several books and book chapters. He is now a professor of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University, Alabama. His main interest areas include equine lameness examination and gastrointestinal diseases.
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