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COMEBACK STORY: Traumatic Heel Bulb Injury & How A Great Owner Helped Her Horse!

Essential Oils, Featured Articles, Uncategorized, Veterinary, Wellness

Lexy Neusch's mare Gypsy recently had a heel bulb injury so horrible it's hard to look at. It's hard to imagine that any horse would be able to heal from something like this, but she was diligent and did everyt... Read More...

Horse Saves Stablemates Life Minutes Before She’s Supposed To Be Put Down

Draft, Featured Articles, Horse Health, Miracle, Veterinary, Video

A 16-year-old Shire mare named Beatrice was suffering from colic and collapsed in her stall. Her owners tried to get her to stand for 6 hours with no success. The longer she remained on the ground ... Read More...

Horse Escapes Moving Trailer Headed For Death

Featured Articles, Inspiring, Miracle, Rescue, Uncategorized, Veterinary

Highway, a 12-year-old gelding was in a trailer in the middle of the night - headed for euthanasia. It seems he had other plans because the trailer gate wasn't secured properly and he kicked it open and escap... Read More...

WARNING: Horse Dies From West Nile Virus

A Note About Joint Injections

Featured Articles, Horse Care, Horse Health, Veterinary

Back when I was a horse trainer, I worked with my veterinarian and they suggested that we inject a lot of our horse's joints. I would always agree, even on the young horses. As I've gotten older I've learned ... Read More...

Lawn Mowing Season BEWARE For Horses

Equine Strangles Explained By Dr. Joe Carter

Never Tie Horses With The Reins

Featured Articles, Horse Health, Veterinary

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This is why you should never tie horses with the reins. It is a dangerous situation waiting to happen. Bart Sirman wrote on Facebook, "Let’s talk about one of my biggest pet peeves. I’ll be at a roping and se... Read More...

REAL TALK: This Is What PSSM Looks Like

AQHA, Breeding, Featured Articles, Horse Health, Veterinary

There are always debates regarding 5-panel testing for breeding horses and I don't usually share my opinion, but this is one of the few times I will. We are so fortunate to have things like 5-panel testing, wh... Read More...

Horse Given 5% Chance To Live WINS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

Barrel Racing, Featured Articles, Horse Care, Horse Health, Inspiring, Veterinary, Video, Youth

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McKenzie Morgan and her horse H2 have overcome many obstacles over the last few years that would put a hiccup in anyone's dreams. The difference is McKenzie never stopped believing in herself or her horse. The... Read More...

Life-Saving Surgery On Pregnant Horse

Breeding, Featured Articles, Veterinary, Video

A life-saving surgery was performed on a pregnant mare and after a re-animation procedure, the foal is ALIVE! Equideo assisted the entire" rescue operation”. Watch the video below! http://www.facebook.com/... Read More...

Madigan Squeeze Saves Dummy Foal

Breeding, Featured Articles, Veterinary, Video

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The Madigan Squeeze is something that's so simple and saves so many foals. Alan Dorton wrote on Facebook, "First dummy of the year, and the Madigan squeeze works again. Was normal within hours, pulled feeding t... Read More...

18 Fascinating Facts About Your Horse’s Digestion

Featured Articles, Horse Care, Horse Health, Veterinary

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We are always trying to do what's best for our horses. Whenever the topic of digestion comes up, I always pay attention. Horses have such a sensitive digestive system, so this is one of my favorite topics to le... Read More...

7 Horses Killed In Deadly Virus Outbreak

Featured Articles, Horse Care, Horse Health, News, Veterinary

The equestrian industry is a huge yet very close-knit community and when tragedy strikes we are there for one another in any way possible. When a local equestrian center gets struck with a horrible outbreak of ... Read More...

How Flexible Is Your Horses Hoof?

Featured Articles, Horse Care, Veterinary, Video

I've never even thought about how flexible my horse's hoof was before, but this video is definitely eye-opening. Tomas G. Teskey Veterinary Insights posted the following three videos highlighting the flexibili... Read More...