Dear Colleagues,

It is an honor and an opportunity for us to be able to participate in this Special Issue of Animals as editors. A constant attribute of veterinary clinical practice is evolving, and this is especially through equine veterinary surgery. This development is not only due to the greater experience of equine surgeons but also to the increasingly real possibility of being able to perform procedures in standing horses, which were previously unimaginable, and to the constant technological evolution that surgeons must take advantage of, showing its maximum development with the minimally invasive surgical techniques. In addition, there is no doubt that the success of any surgical procedure depends on many actors forming a team, starting with the owner, trainer, referring veterinarians, and specialist surgeons, all of whom have the support of basic and clinical researchers. Therefore, any help or information we can offer to this "team" will help improve the success of our treatments and procedures, allowing equine surgery to continue resolving conditions that improve the prognosis of our patients and ensure our equine athletes continue with their sporting activity.

We would therefore like to thank all the colleagues who collaborate in this Special Issue and who, thanks to this, will allow us to substantially improve the health of our horses.

The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together the highest number of scientific articles, both experimental and clinical studies, but also high-quality reviews, showing the evolution of equine surgery in recent years and helping us to delve into the different treatments available, their advantages over possible therapeutic alternatives, and the changes in classic techniques, taking advantage of technological developments and the possibility of performing procedures in the standing horse. Finally, we would like to thank Animals for continuing to try to provide useful information for all equine-practicing veterinarians.

Dr. Javier Lopez-Sanroman
Dr. Manuel Iglesias-Garcia
Guest Editors

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• equine
• surgery
• minimally invasive
• orthopedics
• colic
• integumentary