News You Can Use May 2012
On March 16, the FDA issued a warning to veterinarians and horse owners who have been using compounded pergolide to treat Cushing?s disease in horses. With the commercial brand Prascend…
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Major Feed Recall
…the recall. If your horses are having health problems of unknown cause, call your veterinarian and let him/her know you may have fed aflatoxin-contaminated feed. Feed, urine or liver biopsy…
Freshen a Stinky Safety Helmet
…Tabitha Knaub, manager of Dominion Saddlery in Burbank, California. ?Especially if you’re at a horse show, the weather?s hot, and you?ve left your helmet on all day long.? Fortunately, you…
Be Alert For Urinary Problems In Older Horses
…horses. Abnormal bladder motility has no treatment option other than being vigilant for secondary complications. Any horse showing signs of irritation needs to be checked for stones or a bladder…
Noteworthy Research: 02/04
…injected the navicular bursas of 25 horses with refractory heel/navicular area pain with a mixture of corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid and an antibiotic drug (amikacin). The horses had been unresponsive to…
Your 12-Point Guide to Horse Trailer Safety
When you ask your horse to step into the horse trailer, you are making an unspoken promise to your horse that it’s a safe place to be. Here are a…
An Unusual Reaction to Equine Strangles Vaccination
I’ve been around horses long enough to know that I don’t want to mess with equine strangles. Because my two horses travel often and far, I regularly vaccinate them against…
Tetanus
All horses are at risk for developing tetanus. This is why a good vaccination program is so important. Journal photo. As American Quarter Horse owners, there are a number of…
Combat Back Pain: Find The Real Source
…pain — as opposed to the horse just being “touchy” — include: if the horse dips excessively, moves away, pins ears, kicks or swishes his tail. Another symptom of pain…
Lameness Compensation
…a shorter, quicker, more jarring gait, as the horse tries to unload his feet as quickly as possible. Most people think the horse will unload pain in a front leg…