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At the 2024 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Conference, Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVSMR, formerly of Michigan State University’s Equine Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, discussed salient features of movement disorders in horses. Specifically, she clarified the differences between two often-confused conditions: shivers and stringhalt.
Shivers
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