Latest News – The Horse
Prepping Stallions
It’s getting close to breeding season. What are some tips on getting my stallion, my crew, and myself ready?
When are Fillies Fertile?
At what age does a filly go into heat? Our 18-month-old Haflinger/Arab mix shows signs of coming into heat.
Breaks At Birth
In humans you tape them. In dogs you can fix them with a cage that fits outside the chest. But in foals, cracked or fractured ribs can be hard to find, present no easy solutions, and can be life-threatening.
Each winter and spring as foals
Taxes and the Home Office
Because the IRS criteria for claiming a home-office deduction are so specific, and because the pros and cons of a home-office deduction vary by each individual situation
Dummy Foals
My mare suffered a dystocia and the foal had to be taken to a local veterinary hospital for care. The veterinarian termed him a dummy foal, but said his chances of being a normal adult were very good. What can you tell me about a dummy foal?
New Treatment For Joint Disease
Both the equine practitioner and the horse owner have been barraged with a number of new treatments for arthritis in joint injury, a common problem to anyone who owns horses. Some, such as Adequan and hyaluronic acid, have been around for a
How It Moves
In the first article of this series (The Horse of June 1995, page 21), I went on at some length about how much one could expect to predict performance based on the examination and evaluation of conformation. I tried to make it clear that,
