How To Poultice Your Horse’s Hoof
The Horse Staff
June 5, 2012
Sharon Spier, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, University of California, Davis, shows you how to apply a poultice to your horse’s hoof to combat hoof abscesses.
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Sharon Spier, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, University of California, Davis, shows you how to apply a poultice to your horse’s hoof to combat hoof abscesses.
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