Refeeding Malnourished Horses
…has no health or lameness problems that would prevent normal exercise. If the horse can be ridden, it should have gained back most of its weight before mounted exercise to…
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Dr. Andrea Floyd Says No Horse Is Hopeless
…being watched. For example, they may show different lameness cycles, or they may bite at a bandage signifying a problem that we might not observe under normal circumstances. undefined Once…
Cold Therapy Needs To Be Ready To Go
…cool it. This covers all lameness problems where your hand can detect excessive heat. However, inflammation may be going on at deeper levels that you can’t feel. Because of their…
For Special Riders Only
…blame it on the sun. The next client is Mike. Mike is seven years old, and has cerebral palsy. This time, Cindy, an occupational therapist, is the instructor. Mike practices…
Horse Sheath Cleaners
…the horse won’t tolerate cold (not that we’d blame him!), try applying a thick layer of K-Y jelly or aloe vera gel, wait 10 minutes then wipe off with moistened…
Team Spirit
…along with others than to be a daredevil. But if you have a personality that tends to blame or criticize others, then it won?t be fun for anyone. Pam: If…
Longeing Do’s and Don’ts
…line and around the circle, then slams on the brakes, jerks on the rope (just about ripping your arm out of the socket) and trots off–dead lame. Your quick spin…
Ask Horse Journal: 03/02
…a black widow spider.?? The swollen area had no heat, and she wasn’t lame.?? I palpated it, and she didn’t react. I figured once she got back to work, it…
Treat thrush in 4 easy steps
…and those who get very little exercise are also more susceptible to the condition. Likewise, a horse who is chronically lame as a result of another problem often develops thrush…
LaminaSaver Lives Up To Its Claims
…stages of laminitis, before the horse becomes obviously lame, at which point the cold would helps interrupt the production of inflammatory mediators that can cause vasospasm. They fear that cold…