Inflammatory conditions of the pastern will be appearing with increasing frequency during the summer season. But as a diagnosis, “pastern dermatitis” leaves much to be desired. When this alone is ...

Allergic dermatitis--simply, inflammation of the skin caused by an irritating stimulus--is a common yet often treatable and manageable problem in horses. Ann Rashmir-Raven, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, ...

Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, said on Tuesday that he used an ointment that contained betamethasone on the horse to treat "dermatitis." "Following the Santa Anita Derby, ...

Famed horse trainer Bob Baffert said his Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit tested positive for the steroid betamethasone after the colt was given an antifungal ointment to treat dermatitis.