b'VIEWPOINTPublisher: Marla Bickel STEPHANIE L. CHURCH, Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief: Stephanie L. Church @TH_StephLChurch Managing Editor: Alexandra Beckstett Digital Managing Editor: Michelle AndersonArt Director: Brian Turner Web Producer: Jennifer WhittleA Spoonful of Marketing Manager: Victoria BennettEDITORIAL DEPARTMENTSugar 2365 Harrodsburg Rd #A200Lexington KY 40504-3331E-MAIL [email protected] letters must include the writers name, address,nto every horses life a little medication must come, whether thats I a dewormer, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, or some other sub- and daytime phone number for verification. Letters: [email protected], or by mail.stance delivered by mouth. Ive known many horses that readily Farm Call: [email protected], or by mail. take oral meds. Others resist them or, at the very least, pour on the Across the Fence and Behavior Columns: drama when the syringe [email protected], or by mail.New Products: [email protected],Ive owned both types of horse,be too keen on the idea. Her tipsor by mail.and the latter has led me to hone myare good ones, and I used similarEDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARDapproach. My first retired race- approaches. Here are a couple ofScott Anderson, DVM; Sarah Barr, DVM; Anthony horse, Icy, was fairly cooperative.things I learned firsthand throughBlikslager, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS; Ann Dwyer, DVM; Back before horse pill pockets werelast years ordeal: Benjamin Espy, DVM, Dipl. ACT; Jenifer R. Gold, DVM, invented, Id crush his daily dose Measure out all the meds and tuckDipl. ACVIM, ACVECC; Kyla Ortved, DVM, Dipl. ACVS; of cimetidine, mix it with apple- them somewhere safe and conve- Debra Taylor, DVMsauce, and load it into a syringe.nient before you retrieve the horseEducational Partnership Disclaimer: The American Association Hed comply with the applesaucefor medicating. That way, admin- of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), one of The Horses partners in equine health, has no involvement regarding editorial deliverybut wouldnt swallow. So,istration is quick and efficient.management or advertising content within this publication and Id hold his mouth shut, waiting forAs I fumbled with the syringethereby does not endorse any editorial or advertising content that event. Hed calmly stand, eyesstallside the first few days, I thinkunless so acknowledged within the individual articleor advertisement.shifting, taking in his surroundings,Happys anticipation of the task while applesauce oozed around hisand my aversion to it were half theEXPERT ADVISORSincisors and onto me. It was time- problem. (Its a lot like watchingSue McDonnell, PhD, Cert. AAB; Milt Toby, JDconsuming and a little frustrating,the dental assistant line up all the but we made it work. drills before a root canal.) FEATURED CONTRIBUTORSI thought I had hit the jackpot Recruit someone to hold yourHeidi Banse, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM; Sarah Evers when I discovered my currenthorse; this can help the process goConrad; Christa Lest-Lasserre, MA; Nancy Loving, DVM; off-track Thoroughbred, Happy, pre- much, much more smoothly.Clare Thunes, PhDferred eating SMZs out of my palmUltimately, I found the best way toADVERTISING SALES AND SERVICES to my dissolving and giving themmedicate Happy was to halter [email protected] syringe. That fortune lasted untilnonchalantly in the stall, hang the we had a spate of scenarios in 2018feed bucket containing his ration,West Coast Advertising Executive:Yvonne Long requiring orally administered meds.calmly say wait, then give the dose.859/276-6701I was able to give them with rela- Id hold his head high for a few sec- [email protected] ease until the veterinarian addedonds before releasing it, scratching a really foul-tasting drug to the cock- his withers as hed dive straight intoEast Coast Advertising Executive:Mark White tail. At that point Happy declaredthe bucket. Any drugs that exited859/276-6710he was done with the activity; mosthis mouth landed in his feed. [email protected] I was pretty much covered withworked well for a horse who is con-Sales Support:the drugs every time I left the barn. sistent about cleaning up dinner. Nicol Hunt, 859/276-6740 This month Dr. Nancy LovingWhat tricks have you found [email protected] describes her tips and tricks forgiving oral meds to your horses? Tell administering oral medications to me about them via schurch@ThePUBLISHED BYhorses like Happy that might notHorse.com or the methods below. h @TheHorse @TheHorse @TheHorseMag OWNED BYTOBA MEDIA PROPERTIESBoard of Directors: Everett Dobson, Dan Metzger, BAD PONY CREATIVE EQUINE PHOTOGRAPHY Rosendo Parra, Dr. J. David Richardson, Peter Willmott6October 2019The Horse | TheHorse.com'