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Sometimes when we as horseman see our horses on a routine basis, it can be easy to overlook that thickened, cresty neck or the fat pads that have developed on either side of their tail head.  We [...]

Learn more about our own Dr. Hartman in this month's staff spotlight.

Have you ever looked at your overly grouchy mare and wondered if there is a physiological explanation for her sub-par demeanor? It’s possible there is.

With summer finally here, I hope more and more clients will be loading up their horses and hitting the road on their next great adventure!  As you’re packing up your trailer here are a few [...]

The internet is a phenomenal resource readily available at our fingertips.  There is a wealth of published information for horse owners to access, but how can one tell if the data they’re [...]

Prior to picking out a GI supplement for your horse, I would highly recommend you refer to an earlier blog I wrote discussing how to go about picking a general nutritional supplement. The post [...]

Any of you who have watched Dr. Hartman adjust a horse will immediately notice that her approach might not conform to one’s initial expectation.  We all have a general idea that a chiropractic [...]

Arthritis is one of the most common joint diseases found in the equine industry.  It is the leading factor of decreased performance and chronic lameness in our equine partners and is the source [...]

As horsepeople, we know it’s necessary to implement slow transitions between grains and forages when changing our horse’s diet, but why the caution? Read on for the science behind slow feed changes.

As horsepeople, we frequently hear the term ringbone, but we may not understand what that term really means, or that it encompasses two different types of “ring bone”, not to mention the [...]