Question: How soon after a foal is born should they start receiving grain in their young diet? Answer: Foals will mimic their dam within the
Category: Ask The Vet
Ask the Vet: Embryo Transplant
Question: I have a 21-year-old FQH mare that has never been bred. Is it possible to harvest her eggs and do an embryo transplant? Amswer:
Ask the Vet: Amputations & Neurological Conditions
Is Wobbler Syndrome Hereditary? Horses with “Wobbler Syndrome” have damage to the spinal cord (most often the cervical portion) and this damage can be the
Ask The Vet: Equine Nutrition
Question: I have a 10-month-old colt that is being creep fed twice a day and has all the hay he wants, but is getting really
Ask The Vet: Equine Lameness Problems
Question: How do I treat high ringbone and navicular in the left front of my 16-year-old gelding? I used osphos about six months ago and
Ask the Vet: Equine Lameness Problems
Question: I just found out my functionally sound OTTB had pins for a hairline condylar fracture during her racing days some eight years ago. Some
Ask The Vet: Equine Nutrition
Question: How do you tell if a colt has ulcers? Can you treat them with better nutrition? Answer: If you suspect your horse has gastric
Ask the Vet: Foal Care
Question: How old should a colt be before he receives his first set of shoes so as not to damage the hooves? Answer: A horse
Ask the Vet: Miniature Horse
Question: What is the best type of feed for a miniature horse? (View Answer) Answer: The best type of feed for a miniature horse has multiple
Ask the Vet: Tendon & Ligament Injuries & Rehabilitation
Question: My 18-year-old horse tore 60% of his deep flexor tendon. We are five months into recovery. Will he ever be able to jump again or do
Ask the Vet: Poor Performance
Question: My horse has been recovering for the last three years from a partially torn suspensory, colic surgery and ulcers. He now looks the best
Ask the Vet: Equine Physical Therapy (Post-Injury Rehabilitation)
Question: I have a horse that is 9 months out from surgery to repair a broken shoulder. What is the best way to help his
Ask the Vet: Wound Care (bandaging)
Question: My horse has two open, gaping wounds on the front of his hind ankles from being hit by a truck several weeks ago. They
Ask the Vet: Lameness
Question: What scientific data links laminitis to grass consumption? In my region, people are locking their horses up or putting them in grazing muzzles for
Ask The Vet: Upper Airway Concerns
How can a thoroughbred race horse “scope” perfectly and still have breathing problems? Answer: There are two possible reasons why a horse may have a