Young Foal Exercise
Elizabeth Santschi, DVM, Dipl. ACVS
October 14, 2023
When do I start my foal on an exercise program? What type of exercise should I start him with, and when?
When do I start my foal on an exercise program? What type of exercise should I start him with, and when?
My veterinarian has estimated that my horse’s pharynx is 30% constricted and has diagnosed cicatrix.
I have a 10-day-old orphaned foal. When she urinates, it also comes from her navel. I have talked to our vet, but would like to read more about this condition.
Our foal was born with something that our veterinarian called a “jutted jaw.” Can you provide any information on this condition and what, if anything, needs to be done about it?
Gray is a 22-year-old Quarter Horse gelding. My question is how/whether to clean his penis. When he lengthens it to urinate, I try to pick off the black crusty stuff, but it is somewhat unpleasant to do this. There is no smell, no
What type of solution is used to flush the tube after inseminating a mare and is it necessary?
What problems should I expect when retiring my mare, a performance horse, to the broodmare paddock for her first foal?
Q: I have heard that breeding a mare does irreversible damage to the ligaments, tendons, and muscles — that once a mare is bred, she can’t return to the performance ring, i.e., reining. Any reports or information on mares that have been
Overo Lethal White Syndrome (OLWS) is a condition that occurs in newborn foals. The condition is genetic, and both parents carry the defective gene. Horses which carry this gene are most commonly overo white patterned horses (frame overos), but
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