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#@$%! Biting Stable Flies!

Last post by Tarlo Farm « Sat Jun 24, 2017 1:53 pm
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by Tarlo Farm » Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:07 pm

Just a vent. I'm now using good fly traps and have the critters on a feed-through fly control, but damn...! When I lived 14 miles from the lake they...

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Sat Jun 24, 2017 1:53 pm
Questions on floating.

Last post by Sunshine2Me « Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:41 pm
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by Dapple Field » Wed Jun 07, 2017 9:20 pm

For about the past 19 years my vets have power floated my horses. The vets were in WA, IA/NE, and VT, so not any one vet. My Clydesdale who is about...

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Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:41 pm
Finally a Diagnosis:Sticking Stifles

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by Srhorselady » Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:10 pm

Kerry, my 19 year old Quarterhorse mare, has been rehabbing from a bad laminitis episode since last July. We were making excellent progress and ready...

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Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:05 pm
VOM?

Last post by Hayburner « Tue May 23, 2017 2:08 pm
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by Hayburner » Tue May 09, 2017 12:51 am

Has anyone heard of or had VOM (veterinary orthopedic manipulation) done on there horse/dog/cat?

There is a local person who does this and I'm...

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Tue May 23, 2017 2:08 pm
Stifle and or Sacral injuries q's (sorry long)

Last post by Moutaineer « Thu May 18, 2017 3:24 pm
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by Nikiwink » Wed May 17, 2017 6:50 am

On sunday early evening my mare was playing silly buggers in her paddock in some wildish weather and managed to hurt her left hind.

She appeared...

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Thu May 18, 2017 3:24 pm
To shoe or not to shoe

Last post by Rosie B « Sat May 13, 2017 6:27 pm
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Attachment(s) by Rosie B » Sat May 06, 2017 7:53 pm

Hi Guys,

Bliss blew a pretty big abscess out the heel of his right front on Thursday and is still quite sore. I had a vet out today (not my vet...

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Sat May 13, 2017 6:27 pm
Holy retained sole!

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Attachment(s) by StraightForward » Fri May 05, 2017 1:00 am

I've been trimming Obie for over eight years now, so I'm pretty well-acquainted with his feet. I've been noticing that his right front looks long,...

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Tue May 09, 2017 2:14 pm
What is in your first aid kit?

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by Sunshine2Me » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:58 pm

Just what the title suggests, what is stocked in your first aid kit?

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Fri May 05, 2017 5:29 am
To Pee or Not to Pee, what an odd question...

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by redsoxluvr » Fri Mar 24, 2017 3:48 am

My latest project horse is a 9 YO gelding with one bizarre issue. He never drops, ever. Not to pee, not when he is relaxed, never.
After an ill...

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Would you be ok with this?

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Attachment(s) by PhoenixRising » Sat Nov 05, 2016 9:30 pm

She was just trimmed last week. I don't like how her feet look with the new farrier trimming her. How would you feel if this was your horse? I'm...

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Polyglycan?

Last post by Moutaineer « Fri Feb 24, 2017 4:01 am
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by Fatcat » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:24 am

Anyone here had a vet prescribe Polyglyan IM for arthritis? My mare was diagnosed with mild hock arthritis and my vet suggested polyglycan IM as the...

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Calming supplement?

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by Hayburner » Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:16 am

My 7 year old mare is on stall rest and hand walking only, no turnout. This will be for about a month. She's extremely sensitive and can be over...

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Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:34 pm
Question - Elevated CPK and LDH lab report

Last post by Larbear « Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:58 pm
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by Josette » Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:55 pm

I recently did baseline labs on my 2 guys as I was starting the retiree on Previcox for arthritis issues. I had blood drawn on both for my records -...

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Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:58 pm
Incisor pulled, now what?

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Attachment(s) by texsuze » Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:49 pm

Took my 25 y.o. retiree to the vet this morning for his annual dental check-up/teeth float and he ended up having an incisor pulled. This front tooth...

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Tue Feb 14, 2017 12:54 am
Nutrition and Feed change: positive outcome

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by piedmontfields » Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:13 pm

My mare has (fairly mild) PSSM. I manage it with very regular exercise plus a lower sugar, higher fat diet and ALCAR (acetyl-l carnitine).

I...

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4 year old Dutch Warmblood - PPE - bone fragment off Navicular wing **update radiographs added

Last post by Sue B « Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:51 pm
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by theautumnleaves » Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:16 pm

4 year old Dutch WB mare, Not in work, No other findings on extensive pre-purchase exam

My vet found a small bone fragment (rounded) off the wing of...

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Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:51 pm
Mystery Lameness - Ideas?

Last post by texsuze « Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:49 pm
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by Artemis » Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:46 am

My horse has a mystery lameness. Has been seen by the vet and farrier - neither can pinpoint a cause.

It started at the end of summer. We do 3 or 4...

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Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:49 pm
Heel growth versus crushed heels - confused!

Last post by angela9823 « Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:21 pm
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by Tsavo » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:22 am

So we pulled the hind shoes and my horse is doing really well without them.

The hoof wall at the heel is growing really, so well that at 3 weeks...

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Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:21 pm
Transitioning the easy keeper from poor pasture to greener pastures.

Last post by kande50 « Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:17 am
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by lorilu » Tue Dec 06, 2016 2:25 am

My horse is an easy keeper. He currently lives 24/7 out in a pasture with very poor grass, and gets lots of nice alfalfa hay. WHat are the health...

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Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:17 am
Retiring neurological horse

Last post by PaulaO « Thu Nov 17, 2016 4:20 pm
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by jeniferkey » Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:30 pm

Not really a question, but I'm working up to the decision to retire Miaren. He's been NQR for two years now. First he started stopping at jumps and...

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Thu Nov 17, 2016 4:20 pm
Is corn ALWAYS a bad feed choice?

Last post by Tarlo Farm « Tue Nov 08, 2016 4:39 pm
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by martha sc » Mon Aug 01, 2016 12:17 pm

Is feeding corn rich feeds always a bad idea, no matter what the horse or condition?
Most feed companies make several varieties of sweet feed with...

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Tue Nov 08, 2016 4:39 pm
Mares & Soy Based Feeds

Last post by Chisamba « Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:02 pm
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by Hayburner » Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:44 pm

My mare is on a low carb feed - gets about 2 - 3 cups a day. This feed is primarily Soy Bean Hulls. Blue Seal Carb-Guard.

When she's in season for...

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Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:02 pm
Glaucoma.

Last post by LeoApp « Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:34 pm
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by Threeponies » Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:22 pm

Has any one here ever dealt with a horse with glaucoma.

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Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:34 pm
Two shoes lost in one shoeing cycle

Last post by myleetlepony « Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:34 pm
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by PaulaO » Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:12 pm

When Miss A. was a school horse, the barn manager shod her (and all the other school horses). As of September 1, she was done by a new guy (we'll...

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Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:34 pm
Cribbing

Last post by PaulaO « Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:02 pm
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by PaulaO » Wed Sep 28, 2016 12:49 am

Ariel is a cribber and is managed in a Miracle collar. Sunday she cut her forehead and today there is a nice lump. I washed it, applied antibiotic...

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Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:02 pm

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