My 7 year old Thoroughbred eventer was recently diagnosed with “kissing spines” in the area under the saddle. What causes kissing spines? How common is it? Does it affect certain breeds or horses that are doing certain disciplines more than others? What can I do to prevent it from getting worse? Are there any supplements [...]
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Equine Hair Loss
Have you ever heard of a horse losing its hair? And if so, what are the causes and treatments? Have you ever run across it happening as a reaction to supplemental feed? Our horse is losing his hair and his vet hasn’t figured out why. DG, Wyoming
Dear DG,
I’m sure your vet is steering you down [...]
Oral Hyaluronic Acid
Is there any evidence that hyluronic acid is effective orally. I presently have my horses on legend. FYI I’m a medical doctor. EC, Vermont
Dear EC,
The short answer is “yes.” The paper entitled “Serum Hyaluronic Acid Levels in the Horse after Oral and Intravenous Administration” by Scott W. Pierce, DVM, that demonstrates this. Here’s a summary [...]
Slow Down Hay Eating
I have a question about hay feeding. I have heard someone makes some sort of system that helps horses not gulp down their hay in big mouthfuls. I cannot find anything on where to get anything like that. Have you ever heard of such a thing? Thanks. DB, Texas
Dear DB,
This is a fascinating topic and [...]
Epiphysitis
Four month old filly has developed epiphysitis. Fitting her up for a fall futurity and she has developed two epiphysitis bumps on her front ankle. Getting tender. Taken the second crop hay away and reduced the grain intake. Her show is in five days, what are your suggestions? SW, Wisconsin
Dear SW,
I went ahead and titled [...]
Melanomas
I have a 20 year old gray Egyptian Arab. He has 6 melanomas; 2 in his mouth, 4 in his sheath. My personal vet said that he would need surgery only if they grew. My question is that even if they do not grow what would be the cheapest way to treat them and what [...]
Adding Weight, Not Attitude
I have a sensible 7 yr old thoroughbred that I use for dressage & trail. My trainer told me I should try to put some weight on him. On her and another trainer’s advice, I started giving him beet pulp and barley. I was told that would not increase his energy. After a couple of [...]
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