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Major Causes of OCD Lesions in Horses
The major mitigating factor is nutritional or mineral imbalances in the diet resulting in rapid growth the first year of life. These ...
What Are The Signs My Horse Has An Ulcer?
Looking for sign of ulcers can be tricky. Research has shown that there is very little behavior difference between horses with and ...
Are OCD Lesions In Horse’s Treatable?
Yes. OCD lesions are generally treated with surgery. A surgeon will remove the cartilage flap (OCD lesion), scrape away any underlying diseased ...
Regenerative Medicine
Cold Laser Therapy with Dr. Dawn Hoover Equine regenerative medicine is a newer area of equine medicine. It encourages the horse’s own ...
Well Care
Well Horse Health Care Programs The goal of our Well Horse Care Program is to keep our equine patients in the best ...
Renowned Equine Ophthalmologist Dennis Brooks Performs Surgeries at MREC
Mid-Rivers Equine Centre had the honor of a visit by Dr. Dennis Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO to perform surgeries for some of ...
A Foal Named Squirt: Surviving Equine Tetanus
Tetanus is a severe bacterial infection that affects horses and often results in death if not caught early. For foals, the illness ...
Dr. Hartman Corrects Kissing Spines with Innovative Procedure
Mid Rivers Equine Centre Veterinarian Dr. Hartman performed an interspinous ligament desmotomy (ISLD) to correct kissing spines on an eight year old ...
Finding A Hay Supplier In the Midst Of Drought
In years past your hay supplier may have been as close as across the street or at the farm down the road ...
Study Indicates Head Position Affects Horse’s Stress Level
Three European universities designed a study* to evaluate the stress level of horses relative to head and neck position. In the study, ...