In recent years, veterinarians have started to recognize a fairly common syndrome that can happen to horses over 15 years of age. In these horses, the conformation of the incisor and canine teeth (the teeth in the front of the mouth used to pull grass off the...
Most of us feed some form of grain to our horses, but often we only do so because it is what we were taught, and not necessarily because we know they need it. Nor do we give a lot of consideration to what kind of “grain” or “concentrate” we feed. How important is...
Is your horse occasionally reluctant to pick up either lead? Or maybe your horse fights you all the time on just one lead? It could be a sign of hind end lameness. Pain in the hind limbs, whether due to a stifle, hock or other issue, will alter a horses’ behavior...
Spring is the time of year in Colorado that many horse owners look forward to. Large mats of shedding hair wafting about in the breeze, sticking to every square inch of fleece that might be exposed. Getting your tack cleaned up for riding season now that you have...
Have you ever come home from and gone out to see your horse only to find that they’re hobbling around on three, with no obvious sign of trauma or any other issues? You think back to the morning, and there was no indication that anything was wrong. Your horse was happy...
