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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
I have a barrel racer with a 30% tear in the suspensory.
I have a barrel racer with a 30% tear in the suspensory. He is 4 months into recovery and is now at 10% tear.
I am alternating therapies starting with cold therapy, DMSO, laser light therapy, infrasound occasionally. He was on stall rest and now small paddock turn out and hand ... (More)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Hi, I have a 8 year old stallion that I can not keep sound on one front...
Hi, I have a 8 year old stallion that I can not keep sound on one front foot he says soft is what everyone is telling me even with shoes he will be tender footed what supplement would you recommend that might help out with the pain and better foot? ... (More)
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
I have a 20 yr old Arabian. he has always had tender feet...
I have a 20 yr old Arabian. he has always had tender feet. i had to use a different farrier for some reason. after he was done my horse started to go lame. it got bad enough to have my vet out to take x-rays. He said the out look ... (More)
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
I donated my 17 yr old thoroughbred to the local Pony Club about 1 year ago...
I donated my 17 yr old thoroughbred to the local Pony Club about 1 year ago. I was asked to come and ride him to bring him back from a bleeding episode. I don't know what kind of a program to devise for him for this kind of injury. To ... (More)
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
I have a 4 year old mare that i started on barrels four months ago...
I have a 4 year old mare that i started on barrels four months ago. I took her to a barrel show at the begining of this month and she did fine on the
first set, and when i took her for the second round she knocked over the second barrel ... (More)
Friday, September 21, 2007
I have a 15 yr old gelding that I run barrels on; he pulled his right stifle muscle...
I have a 15 yr old gelding that I run barrels on; he pulled his right stifle muscle. I ran cool water on it and put a liniment on it twice a day. How long do you think, I need to stay off him? When you lope him to right- ... (More)
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
I have a 7yr. paint gelding who has been sore for almost a year now...
I have a 7yr. paint gelding who has been sore for almost a year now. He has been doing the barrels & is with 8 other horses in a pasture. I don't go to every barrel race that comes up but I do go to some jack pots. I try ... (More)
Saturday, September 15, 2007
I have a 20 yr old gelding who has done it all! In 2000 while running a college rodeo barrel course we fell rounding our last barrel...
I have a 20 yr old gelding who has done it all! In 2000 while running a college rodeo barrel course we fell rounding our last barrel. He quickly recovered to his feet and finished the run without any qualms. He continued on without signs of lameness until we started ... (More)
Thursday, September 13, 2007
In response to the answer for the Regumate horse from April...
In response to the answer for the Regumate horse from April. Sorry so late reading, I didn't think there where any new answers as the ones on home page stayed the same, I clicked on "ask doc" and saw you had answered many! My mare is 10, her first ... (More)
Monday, September 10, 2007
Dear Doc, I have an 8 yr old Quarter Horse gelding. He has been running...
Dear Doc, I have an 8 yr old Quarter Horse gelding. He has been running barrels for about 4 years now. However, about 8 months ago he started
coming up lame after a short rest after warming up or any work at all.
Some times it's his right front and ... (More)
Friday, September 07, 2007
Can Efflurage be used as a massage technique?
Can Efflurage be used as a massage technique? If
so, when and why? ... (More)
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
My daughter rides a 14year gelding horse...
My daughter rides a 14year gelding horse, Sunday, May 20th she rode, and she is at the stage where she is becoming more aggressive with him and asking for my speed. However, when we got home from the show, (2hour drive home) and we got him out of the trailer ... (More)
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
My horse is a bleeder and is currently recovering from a bad bleed...
My horse is a bleeder and is currently recovering from a bad bleed which happened on March 17 and caused a guttural pouch infection. My vet says the only option to run her again is lasix. If it works, is this a safe option for every week end competition? ... (More)
Friday, May 04, 2007
Hello, I am writing this in regards to our 10 year old gelding that has just been diagnosed with Laminitis in both front feet.
Hello, I am writing this in regards to our 10 year old gelding that has just been diagnosed with Laminitis in both front feet. My 14 year old has been using him as her Barrel, Poles and Roping horse and we have never had any health problems with him until ... (More)
Thursday, May 03, 2007
We have 4 horses but one horse has a problem that so far, 4 vets have not been able to diagnose...
We have 4 horses but one horse has a problem that so far, 4 vets have not been able to diagnose. Every year he gets what I would think was an internal itch. He looses his hair on each side of his ribs right where he can turn his neck ... (More)
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Thank you for this forum. We are looking for a barrel horse for our 14-y/o...
Thank you for this forum. We are looking for a barrel horse for our 14-y/o. We found one that was great, but has popped splints in both front legs. Although they are healed (don't know old the injury is), the right leg remains tender to touch. We did rule him ... (More)
Monday, April 30, 2007
My mare is on Regumate, 10cc per day. She use to tie up every spring and fall, but since she has been on Regumate no ties ups in 1.5 years.
Vets felt it was a hormonal tie up. It has been suggested to let her have one or two months every summer with no regumate to allow her body to cycle normally, when levels will be more regulated due to the season. Is there any bad side effects of using ... (More)
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
My 5 year old mare was diagnosed a month ago with a pulled suspensory ligament...
My 5 year old mare was diagnosed a month ago with a pulled suspensory ligament. My vet want's to re-ultrasound it in another month or two to see how it's healing, as it's not as bad of a pull as originally thought. My question is, how many cases of this ... (More)
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Our very expensive barrel horse blew a hock 3 months after we bought him for our daughter...
Our very expensive barrel horse blew a hock 3 months after we bought him for our daughter. Pulled together everything we had and he turned out to be just a perfect fit for her when one day he couldn't walk. Many x-rays, lazer, exams, injections later he is still lame. ... (More)
Sunday, April 01, 2007
My 6 year old gelding recently had surgery that required several shots of Penicillin...
My 6 year old gelding recently had surgery that required several shots of Penicillin. The shots were given in the area of his neck. The injection site is swollen and warm. I don't know if I'd call it an "abscess", but he does have muscle spasm in that area and ... (More)
Monday, March 26, 2007
My horse is a bleeder...
My horse is a bleeder and the only thing that works (that I have tried) is lasix. I have tried Chinese herbs, breathing gels, etc..and nothing has worked. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks ... (More)
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Recentley my mare come up sore after a ride or run...
Recentley my mare come up sore after a ride or run, But several years before I found, that she can not work a circle,big or small, so we stopped that, simple slow excerise, is her, which is fine, but now even with simple excerice she is sore, what I see ... (More)
Monday, March 19, 2007
What is the best way to treat a splint?
What is the best way to treat a splint? My mare hit herself in the front left leg and popped a splint. The swelling is pretty much gone but, the lameness is still there. I painted it for the first 3 days and have been keeping magnets on it for ... (More)
Sunday, March 18, 2007
My vet believes my horse has side bone.
My vet believes my horse has side bone. Can you tell me what I can do to help heal it. ... (More)
Friday, March 16, 2007
I have a mare that is 17 years old that has been on the track in her younger years ...
I have a mare that is 17 years old that has been on the track in her younger years now is a barrel horse she is a AQHA 16h she is so very hard keeper! we have tried everything that we know of she is very picky eater and hates ... (More)
Thursday, March 15, 2007
I was wondering what wormers are safe for a pregnant mare?
I was wondering what wormers are safe for a pregnant mare? I had bought a PowerPac by Panacur and it didn't arrive before she left to get bred, bad timing! Is safe or is there another wormer would be safe to use? Thanks. ... (More)
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