Colic is a term used to describe when a horse is experiencing abdominal pain. This pain can be due to benign problems such spasms of the colon or too much gas in the colon, but it can also be due ...

Problems with the horse’s stomach can sometimes be attributed to peritonitis, which is a very serious illness that can lead to large claims on any horse health insurance policy. Peritonitis refers to ...

The term colic describes any “clinical signs of abdominal pain or discomfort in the horse (and) is the most common equine emergency and cause of death in horses worldwide” (The British Horse ...

Equine surgical procedures, particularly those involving abdominal exploration for colic or orthopaedic interventions, are invariably associated with a risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) and ...