Typically, veterinarians use a thorough physical and lameness examination to localize pain to one area of the horse’s body. Then they use diagnostic imaging to find the pathology that’s causing pain. In this excerpt from Ask TheHorse Live, Katie Ellis, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVSMR, of the University of Georgia, in Athens, and Howland Mansfield, DVM, CVA, CVMMP, of American Regent Animal Health, describe the common imaging modalities used to diagnose joint disease in horses. 

This podcast is an excerpt of our Ask TheHorse Live Q&A, "What You Need to Know About Equine Degenerative Joint Disease." Listen to the full recording here. Brought to you by American Regent Animal Health.