Why your vet might use an endoscope equine today

Getting a call that your horse is coughing or struggling to eat is stressful, which is why having an endoscope equine tool available at the clinic is such a game changer for modern horse care. It wasn't that long ago that vets had to do a lot of "educated guessing" when a horse had a persistent cough or a weird noise in their throat during a gallop. Now, instead of just listening with a stethoscope and hoping for the best, they can literally take a high-definition tour of your horse's internal systems. It's pretty wild when you think about it—putting a tiny camera on a long, flexible cable to see exactly what's going wrong inside a thousand-pound animal. ...

May 16, 2026 · 7 min · Orysia General