Stringhalt Stringhalt Stringhalt is a sudden flexion of one or both hind legs in the horse, most easily seen while the horse is walking or trotting. It is most evident when the horse is backing up slowly, turning on the affected leg, or suddenly frightened. It can involve one or both hind legs of the horse. It is a spasmodic contraction of the lateral extensor tendons of the hind legs. There are four forms of stringhalt: Treatment varies. Australian stringhalt was described and differentiated from classical stringhalt in 1884. Australian stringhalt is differentiated from classical stringhalt by the severity, occurrence of
Antiparkinson medication Antiparkinson medication An antiparkinson medication is a type of drug which is intended to treat and relieve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Most of these agents act by either increasing dopamine activity or reducing acetylcholine activity in the central nervous system. Parkinson's disease is a motor system disorder of the nervous system. It is outlined as a progressive disorder that affects movement and results in the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells, causing tremor in the hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face and/or rigidity or stiffness of the limbs and trunk. The primary symptoms are muscular rigidity, slowness of movement, a