There are many things to consider before turning the horses back out into the pasture, as a killing frost is a frost that is severe enough to end the entire growing season.
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The information, ideas, and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the United States Department of Agriculture.
The email arrived in Mike Bagley’s inbox on May 6, 2020. The horse owner, who didn’t know Bagley, inquired about whether the Canton, Ohio, farrier would take on her aged Standardbred gelding with white line disease.
Wounds, cracks, or openings in the hoof capsule or sole due to abscess, hoof failure or puncture can be difficult to manage in the horse’s normal living environment.
Insulin resistance, insulin dysfunction and equine metabolic syndrome are among a collection of rapidly increasing endocrine conditions affecting the horse population in the United States today.
North Carolina State University scientists estimated the prevalence of obesity among high-level, competitive, hunter show ponies; and looked for an association between obesity and success during “in-hand” “model” classes that only include conformation and appearance as performance elements.
Much of the country is celebrating the arrival of spring, but let’s face it — it’s mud season. As the paddocks and pastures languish into a soupy mess, you can almost hear the revelry of the bacterial jamboree that is the horse’s hoof.
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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