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    Your Horse

    A small but mighty problem

    Sep 17, 2020 3 minutes

    MEET THE EXPERT

    SARAH HUNTER

    BVetMed MRCVS is an equine vet at Clevedale Vets in North Yorkshire. She graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 2012 and is currently working towards an RCVS certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice. Sarah has worked with high-level competition horses and has an interest in lameness and diagnostic imaging.

    VET notes

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

    ● What navicular is
    ● How it affects horses
    ● How it is treated

    A HORSE WITH NAVICULAR will appear mildly lame

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