Whether he’s in the clinic or on the road, your vet tends to everyone’s needs but his own. Good thing there are groups working to make his life easier. Here’s a month-by-month look at conveniences for veterinary professionals.

January and February

Breeding season always seems to promise newly available gadgets and tests to help owners and veterinarians. Such products include halter foaling monitors that page or telephone you when the mare is in the foaling position, and urinary pregnancy tests to be used from 110 to 300 days after mating. These tests are particularly useful for smaller mares and Minis in whom rectal evaluation of pregnancy is difficult or impossible