Retiring (and not shy)
When horses get older, people often talk about retiring them. And until asked, I never really thought that much about it. I mean,…
Reading Supplement Ads (or, Look Out for Weasel Words)
A couple of year back, I got a supplement catalog in the mail. Now, if you’ve been reading my articles for any time, you should…
Resisting Insulin Resitance/Metabolic Syndrome
The chemical processes that maintain life in horses (and all other species, including man), can be summed up in one word: …
Skinny Horses
For every yin, there is a yang. I wrote an article on fat horses – here’s one on skinny horses. Skinny horses are the…
Equine Cushing’s (Pars Pituitary Intermedia Disorder – PPID)
Equine Cushing’s Disease – also known as Pars Pituitary Intermedia Disorder (which is hard enough to say that it’s a…
Aging the Horse (or not)
In 1885, Dr. Sydney Galvayne, born in Australia, but an adopted son of Ireland, published a book. Dr. Galvayne had developed a system…
Healthy as a Horse?
“I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary.” – Mark…
The Latest Poop on Deworming (Tell Your Friends)
Earlier in 2013, an American Association of Equine Practitioners Task Force released its “Parasite Control Guidelines.” …
One of my horses is 30 years old,the past few years he is stiff when he goes out in the morning, is there anything I can give him to make him a little bit more comfortable? I don’t ride him anymore, but he runs and plays with the slightly younger gelding. KR
Stiffness and old age pretty much go together, unfortunately. Weakening muscles and stiffening joints can make it a bit more…
