Tim Mahoney of Kentucky, a former banker traveled to India to deliver a prosthetic leg to an injured police horse. He did this at his own expense after he saw the Facebook post seeking help for the injured horse named…
Surgical procedures on horses or any other animals for that matter have risks. With horses, one of the biggest risks is after the actual surgery. http://www.instagram.com/p/BD1MIEIJ2d9/?fb_action_ids=10154110641396528&fb_action_types=instapp%3Atake&fb_ref=ogexp&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B1009799985723803%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22instapp%3Atake%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%22ogexp%22%5D This horse had just finished his surgery and was making the “mad dash” to…
Lily, a 20 year old mare who is blind in one eye and malnourished was shot with more than 100 paintballs. Phillip S Price of Rhode Island has been charged with animal cruelty in the case. Lancaster County’s district attorney…
Cribbing is a vice that most horse owner’s don’t have to worry about, but if you do happen to have a horse that cribs this is a great solution to try. Swanspool Equine Veterinary Clinic recently visited a client who…
Equine Colic is one of the scariest things for horse people and their horses. Your horse can go from perfectly fine one minute to fighting for their life just a little while later. A lot of times colic can be…
Fifty horses were poisoned by contaminated feed according to Katie Flanigan, owner of Black Fence Farm in Clovis, California. They are passing away from terrible seizures. Turtle, a horse who competed as a hunter and also gave trail rides to…
Anyone who has had kids or been around them knows that dragging out bedtime is basically a ritual. For cutting horse trainer, Matt Gaines, one of his horses has a nightly ritual as well! Smooth Nu Cat, owned by Gary…
Oleander homemade cookies have been causing havoc for a community south of Sebastopol, California. Oleander plant contains cardio toxic compound that if ingested by animals will cause heart arrhythmias that lead to cardiac arrest and death. These instances have occurred…
BREAKING NEWS: On February 3, animal cruelty charges were filed against small/large animal veterinarian, Clyde “Renny” Shoop and his wife Kimberly Shoop of Poco West Vet Clinic in Jim Thorpe, PA, the owners of 16 horses seized by Pennsylvania State…
In the breeding industry you see the joys of bringing life into this world, but with all this joy you also see the downside of it. Most breeders have come across the Dummy Foal Syndrome at least once in their…
Happy, Healthy, Holistic Horse – Complementary Medicine Options for your Equine Partner Complementary or alternative medicine options have been around as long (or in many cases, longer) as what is generally thought of as traditional veterinary medicine. These options work…
This is a Video of surgery that was performed on a mare with a hole in her head. This mare and her foal were rescued by SPCA. The video is so informative for anyone who is considering going into the…
I’ve seen so many horses who were so lame they couldn’t put any pressure on their foot, they were essentially 3 legged and their owners were panicked. Thankfully a lot of times they’ve turned out to be a hoof abscesses.…
Mark DePaolo, DVM explains how stress can cause effects that can progress into Cushing’s Syndrome. We’ve known so many older horses who have been affected by this and thankfully it is treatable. A lot of horses are under so much…
Nova and her colt Orion were rescued from an auction house and given a second chance at the good life! They were lucky enough to be rescued by Vet Ranch and were given the best possible care you could imagine.…
