ADVERTISEMENT Veterinarians frequently use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to treat painful or inflammatory conditions in horses ranging from lameness to post-operative pain. These drugs, albeit powerful and useful, are associated with an array of side effects, the most common of which are gastrointestinal. Because of this association, veterinarians have anecdotally given horses omeprazole concurrently with NSAIDs to try to ward off gastric ulcers. We don’t truly know, however, this method’s effects, so a team from Louisiana State University conducted a study to assess its safety and efficacy. Assistant professor of equine medicine Heidi Banse, DVM, PhD, Dip. ACVIM (LA), presented the results at the 2020 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ virtual convention.