Category: Ask The Vet

Question: My horse is barefoot and I’ve noticed that over the last few months his collateral groves aren’t the same depth on either side of

Question: I am an owner of an equine facility. I require my boarders to have appropriate vaccines instructed by our veterinarian. Many of our boarders

Question: I recently had an 18-year-old gelding wrap a 2-3″ diameter grape vine around his back hips and then on around the left leg at

Answered by, Judy Marteniuk, DVM, Michigan State University Courtesy of AAEP Question: Which bedding, straw or shavings, is best for a pregnant mare and her foal?

Answered by Madison Seamans, DVM, MS, Cornerstone Equine Medical Service, Wilder, IdahoCourtesy of AAEP Question: What causes an 18-year-old maiden mare (never bred) to have a

Answered by, Nolton Pattio, VMD, Rancho Cucamonga, CA Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a yearling colt that has eight perfectly round sores ranging from the

Answered by, Elizabeth Weber, DVM, Ocala, FL Courtesy of AAEP How can a thoroughbred race horse “scope” perfectly and still have breathing problems?   Answer: There are

Answered by, Lisa Borzynski, DVM, Wisconsin Equine Clinic and Hospital Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a 7-year-old Warm Blood horse that had a right dorsosacroilic

Answered by Clara Fenger, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Georgetown, KY and Thomas Tobin, MVB, MSc, Ph.D., MRCVS, DABT, The Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Lexington, KY Courtesy of

Answered by, Barbara Kahl, DVM, Yamhill, Oregon Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have been caring for a miniature horse that is on pergolide. I muzzle him

Answered by, Nolton Pattio, VMD, Rancho Cucamonga, CA Courtesy of AAEP Question: I have a 6-year-old Quarter horse gelding that recently had a small cut on

Answered by, Elizabeth Weber, DVM, Ocala, FL Courtesy of AAEP Question: I am concerned that my 12-year-old horse may have a sinus infection. I have been