Humans, other primates, and even dogs share a common feature: We express ourselves, including our physical pain, through our faces. Horses, maybe not so much. At least not in a way researchers have ...

Veterinary medicine has a special problem in that our patients cannot tell us just where a hurt is, nor can they tell us how much it hurts. We have to learn to recognize pain as we become educated in ...

New research from ARU Writtle, part of Anglia Ruskin University, has found that most people struggle to recognise when a horse is in pain – a finding that could have serious implications for animal ...

Equine thermography can pinpoint what's ailing your animal weeks before a veterinarian would otherwise be able to. Jan Walling, a horse owner in Denton County, first used it when it was unclear why ...

I just read your latest on walking horses. If a horse is shod normally then there is no pain in the hoof. There is no such thing as a little pain in the hoof. If there's pain in the hoof the animal is ...