Equine Health

Embedded Debris in the Hoof Wall

One thing that is commonly seen in hooves is bits of debris or necrotic tissue embedded in the hoof wall. The absolute most common place is in laid over bars, [...]

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Case Study – Mac

Our latest case study is a registered quarter horse gelding by the name of Mac. Which happens to be short for Macaroni. That name came about through the great efforts [...]

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Flared Quarters in Hoof Walls

The first thing to be able to do for taking care of your horse's hooves is to just be able to recognize there is a problem. In this article we'll [...]

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Shedding Frogs in Horses

Around this time of year, as it's Spring here in Canada, you'll find a lot of articles written for and people talking about shedding frogs. If it's your first time [...]

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Proud Flesh in Horses

One thing that a horse owner can get quite concerned about when their horse has an open wound that stays open for a while, is proud flesh. The reason it's [...]

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Detecting Lice in Horses

I don't know of anybody around that when you start talking about lice, you don't just innately get itchy. Lice are a big deal, and if they get out of [...]

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Labored Breathing in Horses

Sometimes when we come across our horses in pasture we may notice them breathing a bit hard or deeply. In some cases this could be that they are winded and [...]

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Deep and Aggressive Thrush

One of our first articles here was on Stable was about Thrush. As this article won't cover the basics, it's recommended to read the original article first and then come [...]

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Shivering in Horses

In this article we're going to talk a bit about shivering in horses. This is different than a horse having Shivers, which is a topic for another article. What we're [...]

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Weaving in Horses

Something that we see often in stalls and paddocks are horses weaving. A lot of people wonder why horses weave and a quick search will show an abundance of articles [...]

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