Look before you leap

Equine veterinarians are confronted with a seemingly endless array of new t herapies and therapeutic claims. Professional credibility demands that such claims be subjected to critical evaluation before their general acceptance . There are many reasons for therapeutic success that may have nothing to d o with the usefulness of a particular therapy and many promising therapies have been subsequently shown to be ineffective. Accordingly, it behooves ve terinarians to look carefully before they leap into embracing a new treatme nt modality.