Page 1179 - The Veterinary Care of the Horse

as sign of illness/injury 56
heart bar shoe 143, 153, 165–6, 173, 178
heat treatment, deep/superficial 391
VetBooks.ir heel bug (harvest mites) 559, 573
heave line’ 457, 463

heels
bandaging 83
contracted 148–9

cracked 143, 557
long toes and low heels 127, 140, 146, 151–3, 172, 174, 178, 186
raising 153, 178
sheared heels 128, 146–7
heparin 537
hepatic encephalopathy 531, 533
hepatitis
toxic 531
viral 532–3
hepatocytes 529
herbal medicine 415–16, 598
hernia, inguinal ring 610
herpesvirus
asinine (donkey) 696–7
equine 24–5, 428–32, 631
Hibiscrub® 60, 64, 560, 563, 582, 585

dilution for use 64
‘high blowing’ 472
high dose radiation brachytherapy (HDRB) 599, 670
hind gut ulceration 508–10
hindlimb, bones 276
hindquarters, symmetry 91, 94
hinny 687
hiring horses 742
history taking
and acupuncture 405
and aggressive behaviour 680
and back pain 351
and colic 515

and donkeys 692
and lameness 88–90
and pre-breeding checks 620
Hobday operation 473
hocks
anatomy 234–5