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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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

2 years 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.?…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

3 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