Osteoarthritis, or arthritis as it is known, is the most common cause of lameness in racehorses. The disease is usually diagnosed late in the course of a horse's life when the joint damage is long-standing and...

Osteoarthritis, or osteoarthritis as the disease is also known, is common in horses and involves the slow breakdown of joint cartilage due to low-grade inflammation. The inflammation causes the cartilage cells to lose energy...