Bonnie V. Beaver, BS, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVB

Bonnie V. Beaver, BS, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVB, is a professor of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University.

Articles by: Bonnie V. Beaver, BS, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVB

Does Hand-Feeding Treats Promote Biting?

I’ve been told that hand-feeding treats to horses promotes biting. What is the “industry” stance on this issue? In my limited experience they seem to enjoy it and almost all horses I’ve hand-fed take it gently with their lips.

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Seeing Stars

I have a Quarter Horse mare that stares into lights. She does this with both electric lights and the sun or m

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