Is It Really Navicular? With Dr. David Ramey

About this episode

Dr. David Ramey discusses navicular diagnosis and its common misdiagnoses, offering hope for horse owners.

Dr. David Ramey talks about the ins and outs of a navicular diagnosis, why it can easily be misdiagnosed, and why you can likely have hope even when your horse has navicular bone "changes." You can learn more from Dr. Ramey at doctorramey.com

People in this episode

Host: Alicia Harlov

Guest: Dr. David Ramey

Topics covered

• navicular diagnosis
• misdiagnosis
• equine health
• horse care
• veterinary advice

Keywords

• navicular
• diagnosis
• horse
• veterinary
• health
• misdiagnosis
• bone changes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: doctorramey.com

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