VETERINARY PROCEDURESAnnual vaccinations
Nutrition and body condition assessment
Dentistry
Sheath cleaning for male horses
Final foaling preparations for pregnant mares
Review of deworming schedules: frequency and products
Fecal check for internal parasite eggs
Discuss fitness and conditioning program
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Housefly:
This fly is commonly found milling around your horse's face in order to lap moisture from his eyes and nose with its sponging mouthparts. It will also feed on wounds. The housefly favors sweet things as well, such as...
Basic ChartDetailed ChartKeeping track of your horse's routine health care is one of the best steps to ensuring his lifelong wellness, but it can also be a challenge. Between deworming, hoof care, dentistry and veterinary visits, there's a lot...
A safety release knot, sometimes called a quick release knot, is a method of tying your horse in a way that can be released quickly in case of emergency. If your horse panics and pulls back, you're able to...
Cool-season forages in many parts of the country have taken a hit from the drought and high temperatures. In Kentucky, more than half of the state’s pastures were considered in poor or very poor condition according to the Kentucky...
To help your horse overcome his trailering fears, you have to look at it from his perspective. As prey animals, with a flight or fight response, horses prefer to be in big, open spaces where they can easily see...
Q: My horse is very nervous about fly spray. He always spooks when I try to spray his legs. He spends a lot of time outside and is very bothered by flies, so I want to do something for...
You like to think your horse has it good. He lives in a comfy stall with soft bedding, safely out of the elements. There are plenty of other horses in the barn, and your horse is turned out with...
Researchers at the University of Rennes in France recently conducted a study that involved 184 horses at 22 French riding schools. Horses in the study encompassed a variety of breeds, and all were stabled in stalls. Some spent no...
The following factors help decrease stabling stress:Stall fronts and doors made of steel mesh or grillwork to increase your horse’s visual area.
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