Many horses respond well to a combination of medication ... with medication of the navicular bursa (the area around the bone itself) using corticosteroids and/or hyaluronic acid.

Injecting into the navicular bursa is the trickier but more effective option. In one study, 60% of horses were still sound after two months following bursa injection, compared to 34% that had ...

Horses with small feet in proportion to their ... This includes rocker- toed shoes, padding, and heel elevation via wedges. The navicular bursa and coffin joint can also be injected with ...

Some things in life are counter intuitive. That is the case for foreign bodies that are stuck in the feet of hooved animals.

Any age of horse can be affected, however ... Corticosteroids injected into the navicular bursa or the coffin joint can be used to reduce any inflammation in the region that is closely associated with ...

"The use of maggot debridement treatment is effective as adjunctive treatment for navicular bursa puncture wounds," he concluded. "The ability of horses in this series to return to work was better ...

The tip of the mosquito forceps is inserted in the navicular bursa through the T ligament ... cases are now being treated with endoscopes placed into a horse’s foot. These tiny telescopes ...

the right front navicular bursa, as well as an intra-arterial perfusion to both the left and right front limbs. As an accomplished performance horse, Bruce and his owner were eager to return to the ...

the right front navicular bursa, as well as an intra-arterial perfusion to both the left and right front limbs. As an accomplished performance horse, Bruce and his owner were eager to return to ...