Specializing in the care and treatment of pleasure and performance horses
"Mares... had not been altered, in them the blood flowed freely, their life cycles had not been tampered with, their natures were completely their own. The mares usually had more energy than the geldings, could be as temperamental as the stallion and was, in fact, its superior." John Hawkes - Whistlejacket Personally, I think mares tend to get a bum rap. There have been lots of great mares. At almost 17 … [Read more...]
I published an article on this topic in 2001, in Equus Magazine. I thought it might be time for a revision (in two parts). *********************************************************************** Here's a line of thinking that just makes me just nuts. My horse was an absolute wreck until the (herbalist – manipulator – naturopath – horse dentist – faith healer - joint injector) fixed him. Seeing is … [Read more...]
You had to know that if there's a type one wound, there's also a type two wound. Type two wounds are the wounds that make people nuts, probably because healing of them, although generally inevitable, and often quite satisfactory, requires a commodity that is often in short supply: patience. Type two wounds generally happen because of a few specific circumstances: 1. When there's not enough skin to close over … [Read more...]
I had hoped that by going to veterinary school, it would be generally acknowledged that I knew something about animals, and, in particular, horses. Happily, this is mostly the case, and thank goodness for the wonderful people who ask me out to solve problems pertaining to their horses, and thank goodness for other experts in my field with whom I can bounce around ideas. That said, it seems to me that there are an … [Read more...]
I seem to be seeing more and more articles and press releases talking about the amount of money that people are spending on their animals. Most of these are along the lines of, "Gee, I can't believe what people are spending on their animals, they must really care about their animals." I'm not sure that all of this is such a good thing, however. I mean, it's probably great for some veterinarians, and pharmaceutical … [Read more...]
Dr. David Ramey is a 1983 graduate of the Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation, Dr. Ramey completed an … [Read More...]
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Our 15 year old mare was just diagnosed as dsld. We are not … [Read More...]
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