Quick Tip: Pre-Stretching Elastickon® To Prevent Over-Tightening
QUICK TIP: Elle and Sarah aren’t TeePeeing the clinic; they are pre-stretching Elastickon®, an essential adhesive tape used in many medical settings ...
Spooky Halloween Barn Party Horse Treat Recipe – Witch Fingers
Make this googlish Halloween horse treat in about 30 minutes total. It was effortless and will put a spell over the entire ...
Equine Emergency Care vs Urgent Care
Mid-Rivers provides 24-hour emergency care and wellcare, but there is an intermediate level of service – urgent care. Recognizing the difference between ...
Choosing Hay For the Insulin Resistance Horse
Insulin Resistance (IR) horses require diets low in non-structural carbohydrates. And while insulin resistance is not curable, it is manageable. A key ...
Treating Arthritis of the Hock – Laser Arthrodesis
When hock injections no longer manage the pain of osteoarthritis in the hock, laser arthrodesis may be an option. The goal of ...
Prescribing Bute or Other NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti -inflammatory Drugs) To Horses
The acronym NSAIDs, stands for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. It includes; Bute, Banamine, Equioxx, Asprin, and DMSO, to name a few, and are ...
Tips for Surviving Stall Rest
Your horse on stall rest has finally been given the green light for hand walking. Now what?! Even the most steady-Eddie of ...
Horse Blanket Safety
The horse blanket, ever a topic of discussion. So, we are throwing our hat in the ring. Here are a few tips ...
Horse Water Consumption – Summer vs. Winter
A horse requires 5 -10 gallons of water a day for body systems to function correctly. This quantity is the same for ...
Sulfa Tablet Overdose In Horses
More of a good thing is always better, right? FALSE! An overdose of sulfa tablets can cause severe, even life-threatening diarrhea and ...
