Pain management is dependent on the quality of the pain evaluation. Ideally, pain
evaluation is objective, pain‐specific and easily incorporated into a busy equine clinic. This …

Accurate recognition and quantification of pain in horses is imperative for adequate pain
management. The past decade has seen a much needed surge in formal development of …

Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the existence of an equine pain face
and to describe this in detail. Study design Semi-randomized, controlled, crossover trial …

Pain compromises the welfare of animals. A prerequisite for being able to alleviate pain is
that we are able to recognize it. Potential behavioural signs of pain were investigated for …

There is evidence that more than 47% of the sports horse population in normal work may be
lame, but the lameness is not recognized by owners or trainers. An alternative means of …

Opioids are the prototypical analgesics, antitussives, and antidiarrheal drug class. The
opioid receptor system or opioid effects have been identified in numerous animal species …

Although recognition of equine pain has been studied extensively over the past decades
there is still need for improvement in objective identification of pain in horses with acute …

Simple Summary Pain and discomfort behavior in horses tends to be especially subtle, and
not readily or widely appreciated even by equine professionals, including many long-time …

Many horses presumed to be sound by their riders are not. Facial expression ethograms
have previously been used to describe pain-related behavior in horses, but there is a need …

Opioid analgesics have been the foundation of human pain management for centuries, and
their value in animals has increased since Yoxall 1 proposed that it was the veterinarian's …