Most often the first sign of pinworms is the horse rubbing its tail head and posterior aspect of its rear quarters. There are other reasons a horse may do this characteristic rubbing, such as certain fly allergies, dry skin or fungal infections. However, when we see a horse rubbing this area the first thought is the horse has worms.

Thrush is the destruction of a portion of the horse’s hoof called the frog. This destruction is caused by an anaerobic bacteria and fungi that is not contagious. Thrush often presents itself with a strong smelling odor coming from the affected area.

As long as he’s shiny for the right reason – because you are feeding the right type of fat! With so many feeds and supplements available, where do you start?

Poppy seeds can contain amounts of morphine that can be enough to trigger a positive. The forbidden substance, eugenol, occurs naturally in such foods as licorice, cloves, vanilla, nutmeg, and celery.

Do you have an overweight horse? Chances are he is insulin resistant. Excess body fat leads to elevated insulin. Elevated insulin leads to more body fat storage, which leads to greater insulin resistance, and the vicious cycle continues. Even horses of normal weight can be insulin resistant, exhibited by regional fat deposits along the neck, shoulders, tailhead, and back.

What do you do when your companion animals and horses are caught in an accident? Or need to be evacuated because of flood or fire? What do you do when your client calls whose companion animal or horse is trapped?

“Anecdotally, it has been found that around a third of all geldings will have some issue relating to the castration scar. When you think about it, that’s quite a few!”

The arena will also be equipped with high-speed motion capture cameras (currently utilized by researchers) to help detect subtle gait abnormalities. Veterinarians need extremely high speed cameras to properly evaluate movement of the distal limb of a horse. The proposed cameras measure more than 1,000 frames per second, and can help to detect subtle injuries at an early stage or to find the optimal movement pattern in order for a horse to perform at its highest potential.