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Is My Horse At Risk for COVID-19?

At the time of writing there have been 1,029 scientific papers published on COVID-19—two papers in 2019 and 1,027 in 2020! This illustrates how acute…

2 weeks ago

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Retiring (and Not Shy)

When horses get older, people often talk about retiring them. And until asked, I never really thought that much about it. I mean, I’ve seen…

2 weeks ago

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Stifle Surgery and Treatments: Guarded Prognosis and More Doesn’t Help

Lameness, as pretty much everyone knows, is the bane of anyone who wants to ride a horse: particularly horses that are being asked to perform.…

1 month ago

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Blanketing, and other Colorful Considerations

So, I was walking up to this barn, and I see a client strolling down the aisle, shaking her head, obviously concerned about something. “What’s…

1 month ago

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Vaccines: What’s the Right Amount of Preventative Medicine?

If you look through any horse periodical, or get any horse-related catalog, or if you listen to just about anyone talking about horses and horse…

3 months ago

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Prepare Your Mare to Be in Foal

A tiny brown muzzle and dark, confused eyes are finally visible. The grey mare, flanks slick with sweat, rallies and completes the last push. It’s…

3 months ago

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7 Rules for Feeding Your Horse

I tend to be pretty flexible. There aren’t a whole lot of things that I believe are absolutely critical. But when it comes to horses,…

3 months ago

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The Difference(s) Between Performance Horses and Other Horses

I get that some horses cost more to buy than others. In fact, I wrote about it. (Read “On the Value of Horses.”) Over my…

4 months ago

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Scratches (etc.)

There’s a problem that crops up pretty regularly when it’s wet outside. I hope that you horse hasn’t had it. It’s called “scratches.” Or mud…

4 months ago

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The Four Biggest Problems Affecting “Performance” Horses

You have a horse. You take him to shows (doesn’t really matter much what kind). Congratulations, you horse is now a “performance” horse. Look out. You are…

5 months ago

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Colic is Not a Disease

I’ve written a few articles about colic—myths, when to go to surgery, and such—and, with all that’s been said, by me, and by many other…

5 months ago

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What Can You Do to Help Horses Cope with Box Stalls?

If you have your horses where they can hang out with their buddies in big grass pastures, good for you. Good for them, too. Horses are…

6 months ago

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Fungi Directly Linked to Inflammatory Airway Disease in Horses, Finds Study

A major piece of the puzzle of equine airway diseases has been discovered: the role of fungi. A three-year study published by The Journal of Veterinary…

6 months ago

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Skinny Horses

For every yin, there is a yang. I wrote an article on fat horses—here’s one on skinny horses. Skinny horses are the flip side of…

7 months ago

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What Your Horse Might Have to Say About One-Sidedness

Have you ever noticed in training that it is often easier to do lateral work, bending, turning, and lead changes, in one direction than in…

7 months ago

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On the Value of Horses

When I was a senior in veterinary school, I spent three months working in central Kentucky, in what-was-at-the-time the largest Thoroughbred veterinary practice in the…