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...
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...
One of the more common questions we answer here at Mobile Vet, particularly during this time of year, is “Does my horse need a float?” Most of you have probably at least heard of this procedure, but for any novice horse owners out there, a ‘float’ is the process of...
Regular preventative dental exams and equilibrations (or “floating”) are an important part of your horses’ preventative health care plan. While we have discussed the necessity and benefits of this type of regular healthcare before, the question of WHO should provide...
You’ve gone out to the barn to investigate a truly awful smell and you notice that not only is the smell coming from your horse, but he has an exceptionally snotty nose on one side. What could it mean? Older horses (more than 15 years of age and up to over 30)...
