Pick a Term, Any Term

A few weeks ago, I attended the Kentucky Equine Research (KER) Convention to cover presentations by a number of great veterinarians, researchers, and equine nutritionists.

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Investigative Timeline

One of the perks of writing for an audience of sharp readers is that your comments often raise questions that never had occurred to me.

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Disaster Preparation Reflections

Disaster preparedness is important for all animals, but especially for equids because of their large size, behavior patterns and types, and the requirements for transporting them.

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Medication Follies

The medication mess that’s been a thorn in the side of racing for what seems like forever is getting stranger by the minute. On one

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On Horse Sitting and Manure Surprises

As a relatively unencumbered (currently no pets, and a house in suburbia) horsewoman, I find myself farm sitting regularly. I enjoy taking care of someone

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Ag-Gag Update

A clandestine video showing Tennessee Walking Horses being tortured in the guise of “training” was released to the public by the Humane Society of the

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Sacred Senior Schoolmasters

Not every senior horse is a schoolmaster, and not every schoolmaster is a senior horse. But in many cases seniors and schoolmasters are one in

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Scuppy, Part 2

What a difference a new court can make! A little over a year ago, a trial court in Connecticut dismissed a personal injury lawsuit brought

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Managing a Missing Tooth

During my time caring for a herd of mainly senior horses, we encountered dental problems on a regular basis. Several horses required softer senior feed

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