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Hello Everyone! “What is normal? That is an open-ended question? And how does this relate to sport horses or horses in general? I need to state in the beginning of this blog. All pictures are of postural body lameness and abnormal. All of these horses were lame. None were head bobbing nor defined or could […]

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February 5, 2026

What is Normal?

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Hello, everyone! When was the last time you heard your veterinarian say, “I think your horse is lame because of its elbow”? I have brought this topic up in podcasts, and every veterinarian that has ever worked with me knows that I diagnose and treat more elbows than probably any veterinarian in the world. I […]

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February 3, 2026

Elbow Lameness In Sport Horses: Do Horse Have ELBOWS?

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Hello Everyone! Literally in the first months of practicing as an equine veterinarian, I realized that what I learned about lameness was not wrong but extremely incomplete, confusing, and not solving problems seen in my patients. We learned NO FOOT, NO HORSE and focused extensively on learning the anatomy of that horned, encapsulated structure called […]

Declue Equine Blog, General

January 29, 2026

True or False? Is Foot Pain the Cause of Hoof Pain?