Ringbone is a type of arthritis characterized by bony proliferation on the coffin joint and pastern.
Potomac Horse Fever & Mayflies
Caring for your Horse in Extreme Heat
Adequan and Legend - Healing Your Horse's Joints
EHV-1 and Protecting your Horse During Show Travel
When Should I Geld My Colt?
Safety and Efficacy of Compounded Medication
Compounding drugs is the process of customizing a drug for a horse when a commercially available one does not already exist. This is a necessity to meet the therapeutic goals for a horse’s health, and is important for successful veterinary care. Illegally compounded drugs are drugs which often are created as less expensive alternatives to FDA approved medication.
Stocking Your Equine First Aid Kit
Why Should I Freeze My Stallion's Semen?
EPM and How to Prevent it
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a neurologic disease in horses caused by infection with the protozoan Sarcocystis neurona (SN). SN infects horses when they ingest the organism in contaminated feed or water. The definitive host of this organism is the opossum, which passes the organism in its feces.
When is the Best Time to Breed Your Mare?
Helping a Downed Horse
In winter terrain and weather, a horse that’s down on ice is in a life threatening situation. The horse may be suffering from an injury from falling on the ice, or have hypothermia from laying in the snow/ice for a long period of time. This is often from an inability to stand due to poor traction and muscle weakness from the cold.
