Courtesy of Southern States Brown, dead patches of grass are tell-tale signs of lawn grubs. These pests live a few inches underground and feed on your turf’s roots. Often grubs go unnoticed until the damage
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Category: Monthly Editorial
Building a Foundation of Foot Care in Foals
By Stephen E. O’Grady, DVM, MRCVS Courtesy of AAEP Among the many factors that determine the success of a foal as a sales yearling or a mature athlete are management decisions about its feet and
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An Exercise to Slow Down a Speedy Trail Horse
Courtesy of Downunder Horsemanship If your horse has a tendency to race ahead when you’re riding in a group, here’s a way to teach him to relax. Find a controlled environment like an arena or
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Ask the Vet: Equine Skin Tumors
Answered by, Elizabeth Carr, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVECC, CVA, Michigan State University Question: I have a grey 5-year-old Arab/Azteca mare. She is greying pretty slowly and I am wondering if horses that grey more slowly are
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Water, Electrolytes and the Performance Horse
By Richard G. Godbee, Ph.D., PAS, Dipl. ACAS-Nutrition Central Garden & Pet Company/Farnam Companies, Inc. Courtesy of Farnam.com It is a good time of year to discuss water and exercise. Summer is the time of year
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Understanding Cold-Blooded Horses
Courtesy of Downunder Horsemanship While the Method works on all types of horses, every horse will require you to vary your approach slightly. I break horses into two broad groups – hot-blooded horses and cold-blooded
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Sweet Itch In Horses
By: Dr. Lydia Gray Courtesy of SmartPak “Sweet Itch,” also known as “summer itch” or summer seasonal recurrent dermatitis (SSRD), is an allergic reaction to the Culicoides biting midge or “no-see-um” gnat, although horses can develop allergies to
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