Horse & Hound

Keeping the years at bay

LUMPS AND BUMPS

MELANOMAS are thought to affect up to 80% of grey horses aged 15 and above.

“Since horses are living longer, we suggest treating melanomas in the early stages,” says Dr Tim Mair FRCVS, of Bell Equine, who explains that these mostly benign bumps, typically under the tail and on the genitals, can become malignant. “Once they spread, there is no effective treatment,” he says, adding that vaccine trials have produced variable results. “Surgical removal is easiest when these skin tumours are small.”

ARTERIES UNDER PRESSURE

OLDER horses are more susceptible to aortic rupture, where the aorta (the main artery carrying blood from the heart) or another smaller artery spontaneously bursts. Research

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