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Treating Puncture Wounds in Horses

As many owners will testify, horses can find the strangest ways to get hurt. Sometimes those injuries involve a foreign…

7 months ago


Do You Need a Second Opinion for Your Horse’s Diagnosis?

Maybe one of the following scenarios sounds familiar: Your horse had a mild but persistent lameness, but you wondered about…

7 months ago

A Guide to Gelding

Gelding, or castration, is the most common equine surgical procedure performed on horse farms. Although veterinarians use different techniques, all…

10 months ago

Survey Results Show Equine Veterinarians Struggling With Wellness, Burnout

DULUTH, Ga. – With a dwindling number of veterinarians entering equine practice and existing practitioners leaving the industry altogether or…

10 months ago

Advances in Equine Diagnostic Imaging

Seeing the full picture of a horse’s body from the inside began not with a hoof, but with a woman’s…

1 year ago

Answering 6 Questions About Equine Osteoarthritis

Early on in her training, the mare was labeled as a hot off-track Thoroughbred, but was that really her M.O.?…

1 year ago

Vet Adventures: An Unlikely Encounter

I was working my dental float gently into my patient’s mouth when my phone buzzed for the umpteenth time. I…

1 year ago

Vet Adventures: Surviving Equine Botulism

Equine botulism toxicity was a grim diagnosis. Cathy and I tried to reassure each other as the expensive antitoxin was…

2 years ago

Sound Sedation: Caring for Your Horse Before and Afterward

Inevitably there will come a time when your veterinarian will need to sedate your horse. It may be for a…

4 years ago

COVID-19 Challenges Veterinarians and Farriers to Keep Clients Safe and Engaged

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that entire equestrian competitions and series have needed to be cancelled, boarding barns were forced…

4 years ago