Learn what polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) means for horses, including the differences between PSSM1 and conditions historically grouped as PSSM2. Explore common symptoms, tying-up episodes, inheritance, diagnosis, treatment, diet, exercise, emergency care, breeding considerations, and long-term prognosis.

Fibrotic myopathy in horses causes a shortened, hoof-slapping gait. Learn about its causes, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

Equine Body Muscle Scoring is a practical system used to evaluate visible and palpable muscle over key regions of the horse. The goal is not simply to decide whether a horse “looks fit,” but to identify whether muscle is normal, reduced, uneven, or progressively wasting. Learn how it works, and how it differs from Body Condition Scoring, in this article.