DEAFNESS IN AMERICAN PAINT HORSES EXAMINED

American Paint Horses with certain coat patterns and blue eyes appear to be at particular risk for deafness, reported researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. “Some American Paint Horses are more at risk for deafness than others and (this study) should be considered when performing prepurchase examinations, when handling deaf horses, and the potential for passing this trait on to offspring,” said study co-author K. Gary Magdesian, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC. Continue reading…