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More About Dusty

I just discovered a cache of images of Dusty. Thought I’d share a couple. He really loves people. He’s one of those horses that has worked

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Intensive Care Unit

This is the first of four Mondays in which we look at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital’s intensive care unit. Foaling season has arrived, and

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FIRE!

The fires that have destroyed so much in Australia remind me that no one is immune to fire. If you have horses you usually have

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"It’s a boy!"

Everyone said Ten Hail Marys was too old to having another baby. Her owner didn’t listen to them.  

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Ice Storm

The past two days I’ve worked from home because of an ice storm that hit Kentucky. We’re prone to having periods of ice and snow,

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Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)

We have had a number of Friesian lovers and breeders write to us following publication of the article Contagious Equine Metritis Investigation Progresses in Wisconsin. Nanning

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The Creepy Headless Donkey Machine

  Another one from the files of “Gee-I-wish-I-had-a-weird-news-blog.” Last March, I stumbled on a blog post from Wired entitled “Science Creates Creepy Headless Donkey Machine.”

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Peer Pressure

Okay, okay. I’ll talk about the mare in West Virginia who somehow wedged her head into a tree trunk. This happened back in October 2008.

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