You’re driving down the road doing 70, and as a stock trailer looms in front of you there’s something not quite right about how it

In Newsweek magazine they quoted President Obama as saying Americans "not only have a toleration, but also a hunger for explanation and complexity, and a

Two diseases are making news in the U.S.–piroplasmosis in Missouri and vesicular stomatitis (VS) in Texas. Why? Because piroplasmosis is considered a "foreign animal disease"

Above: Tom Riddle (left) and Bill Rood in the Bluegrass equine hospital’s beginnings. Below: In 2008, close to 6,500 surgeries were performed at Rood &

Here is the second part of an (edited) excerpt that began last week from a chapter entitled “Lucky” from the nonfiction book Equine ER: Stories

I’m getting ready to head out to the funeral of my great-grand-aunt (not exactly sure of how this is termed, but my grandfather’s sister). She

I own Miniature Horses. That means I have fat horses, unless I’m VERY careful. I also have a semi-retired Paint horse (Dusty, as seen in

  This is an excerpt from the chapter entitled “Lucky” from the book Equine ER, coming out in August by Eclipse Press. The trailer pulled

First off, I was told some of you have not been able to view the videos, for which this blog sincerely apologies. In the future,

You won’t see poetry in this blog very often, but when you have an award-winning poet who has put pen to paper (or fingers to

Foaling season is here, and with it, grave emergencies …  

Do you think this headline sounds crazy? Hay and feed prices have gone up. The cost of veterinary care and stabling have gone up. Those

Clubfeet … life-threatening health problems … mauled by a stallion: Take a look at some of the dramatic stories of a group of equine patients.

Four-footed patients and the hospital that treats them …  

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