Hemiplegia laryngis in sport horses: recent advances and status today

Laryngeal hemiplegia today is one of the most common pathologies of the upper respiratory tract of large breed sports horses and can greatly affect the performance of an animal and its athletic career. This article reviews the latest research data on the nature of this disease, aetiology, pathogenesis and classification, the genetic susceptibility of large horses to this pathology, the method of minimally invasive diagnosis, and the method of treatment of this disease, which is currently the most effective.