“So How Do My Horses Feet Look?” Learning to evaluate your horse’s feet.
This is my second post to the Easy Care Blog. My Guest Blogger space is entitled Notes from the Field. It has been simmering for a long time!
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Spring Grass: Preventing Laminitis and Founder
This is my first post on the Easy Care Blog, where I am a guest blogger. Let me know what you think. All subsequent articles are under Notes from the Field.
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Abscesses
With an otherwise healthy horse, abscesses can be painful but as the old timers say, they are far from the heart. I hope these treatment ideas help you out. If you experience repeated abscessing, figure out what’s wrong! Continue reading
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Review on Splints
Splints are one of the most common lesions of the horse. This is a summarization of articles I found online. I actually created splints on a horse by changing the heel height too much. The coffin bone was out of alignment. Never make more than a half inch change on heels or walls. Continue reading
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The Unfettered Hoof by Dr. Teskey
Tomas Teskey, DVM explains in the detail why horses should be barefoot. His own horses work a cattle ranch in Arizona and self trim. Continue reading
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