I’ve been caring for older horses for quite a while now. From my family’s aging herd, to the dozens of seniors at the farm I

How do you ensure your senior horses stay comfortable when summer arrives?

Here in Kentucky, the sun is finally shining and it appears that spring has settled in. And with spring comes grass É lots and lots

When you own a horse like mine, you really don’t need any more equine health problems to worry about. Why? Because 19-year-old Dorado has the

Things I will never ever do again: Say my horse has never injured that/gotten hurt doing that/had that treated/had that problem/etc. Several treatments and a

I don’t know about you, but I’m more than ready for spring! After two late-winter snow storms in the past month, there’s nothing I’d rather

One of the best parts of my job is learning about advancements in veterinary science and technology and new treatment methods that can help improve

Compared to what I dealt with growing up in Massachusetts, our winters here in Kentucky are pretty mild. It can get pretty darn cold, but

One of my very favorite times of the year in central Kentucky is “baby season.” This is the timeÑstarting in early January and running through

A few weeks ago I had a conversation with one of the girls that cares for Dorado at his boarding barn that went something like

At my current job, I get to do all kinds of really cool things like attend veterinary conferences to bring you the latest horse-health news

It’s not uncommon in performance horse barns to see veterinarians, massage therapists, chiropractors, and other equine professionals in and out on a regular basis. After

There are a number of schools of thought when it comes to housing horses. Some people keep their horses outside 24/7/aaep-20065Ñwith a shelter of some

If there’s one thing about which horse owners and managers are really, really passionate and opinionated, it’s whether to shoe horses or let them go

When we’re young, we typically celebrate our birthdays to the fullest extent: parties with friends; gifts galore; and as much cake, candy, and treats as

Sometimes all you can do is laugh. Such was the case last week during a lesson when DoradoÑfresh off his winter breakÑspent equal amounts of