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Anna O'Brien, DVM

NSAIDs for Horses

After a long trail ride, sore muscles or nagging joint pain may prompt us to take an aspirin or another…

11 years ago

Should You Breed Your Mare?

As the days slowly being to lengthen and we observe slight hints that spring will eventually emerge, our mares begin…

11 years ago

Ask the Expert: Stallion-Like Behavior

Q: My horse always seems to act like a stallion. He’s mouthy, acts aggressive and dominates the other horses, and…

11 years ago

Horse Health Fact or Fiction

When it comes to your horse’s health, old wives’ tales and other long-standing beliefs may mislead horse owners with the…

11 years ago

Sweet Dreams: How Horses Sleep

All horse owners know the familiar and somehow aesthetically pleasing outline of a dozing horse: one hind leg bent in…

11 years ago

If Santa Used Horses…

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. Those brown, fuzzy, antler-wielding reindeer Santa hitches to his sleigh every…

11 years ago

All I Want for Christmas

  The holiday season is usually a small respite for many equine vets—the winter months tend to be a lull…

11 years ago

Feeding the Hard Keeper

Ah, the hard keeper. In an era where overweight horses seem to be the mainstay of equine health problems—giving diseases…

11 years ago

Horse Health in Winter

  Most horse owners dread the unavoidable annual march toward winter, when sub-zero temperatures and frozen precipitation provide a myriad…

11 years ago

Horse Health in Winter: The Older Horse

  Senior horses are the most challenging to care for during the winter months. Generally, poor dentition is the reason…

11 years ago