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No matter how safe their environment may be, horses will always manage to find trouble. Unfortunately, a not-so-uncommon equine emergency is a sharp object that has penetrated through the bottom [...]

With the recent fire in Evergreen, residents of the Colorado Front range have received a stark reminder of the reality of living in a fire zone.  Even those residents on the eastern plains [...]

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.

When is an injury an emergency? When it comes to the eye, better safe than sorry.

  By Dr. Shane Baird As horse injuries go, cuts, scrapes, and bruises of all shapes and sizes are common – the challenge is learning when veterinary intervention is required. Is There Joint [...]

With the advent of small portable units, ultrasound imaging can be easily be done stall-side for diagnosis and treatment of issues from lameness to cardiac insufficiency. Learn more about the [...]

Choke in humans is often an obstruction of the trachea leading to a restriction in the air passage into the lungs. In horses, “choke” is an esophageal obstruction that's a serious condition but [...]

With horses it's not a question of if they will injure themselves, but a question of when. Do you know the proper first aid to give your horse, whether the wound warrants veterinary care or not? [...]

QUESTION: After 12 hours of watching my horse colic, and two shots of Banamine later, not to mention walking my horse for what seemed like a million miles, we resorted to pumping in a gallon of [...]