QUESTION: I am considering a 9 year old mare, as a horse for my daughter and future grandchildren. The mare has seen a vet for a torn suspensory ligament. I have met the horse and was impressed with her disposition. I noted the ‘droopy’ hind foot when I...
QUESTION: I left for work this morning and my 9 year old gelding was moving normally at that time. When I returned home, he was extremely lame, not wanting to place any weight on his Left front foot. After looking him over, I could not find any swelling or heat in the...
QUESTION: We were at a barrel race last week and my mare suddenly did not want to move. We initially thought that she may be tying up. The vet came out and said that since she wasn’t sweating, she wasn’t likely tying up. After a brief exam, he pushed her hind end a...
QUESTION: I have a 6-month-old colt that has a swollen lymph node under the right jaw the size of an small orange he does not have any clinical signs of illness, eating well, drinking and is playing with the other foals. There have never been any strangles on the...
QUESTION: I run a small equine rescue and I recently took in two mares. They will not socialize with others horses since one of the mare’s is so dominant, and she acts like a Stallion, herding the other mare away from the other horses. If any horse comes near...
