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The equine sarcoid — treating cancer in horses

By Carol Shwetz June 16, 2012

The occurrence of cancer is relatively rare in horses. Of those cancers that do occur, the equine sarcoid accounts for a third of all the reported skin tumours. This tumour is unique to the horse and is highly variable in appearance and behaviour. It is a benign type of cancer that does not spread to

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Guelph opens horse hospital

June 16, 2012

The University of Guelph celebrated the grand opening June 7 of a new specialized health-care facility for equine athletes. The Equine Sports Medicine and Reproduction Centre (ESMRC) is focused on the quality of life and performance of horses through health care, education and research. Located at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) but separate from the

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Retained placenta in mares

By Carol Shwetz May 17, 2012

The birth of a foal is a remarkable event that must unfold in an expedient manner. Expulsion of the fetal membranes or placenta is a seemingly less glamorous event than the arrival of the newborn foal, yet its well-timed release is equally important to the thriving foal. Discharge of the placenta is an extension of

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Adverse consequences of phenylbutazone

By Carol Shwetz April 19, 2012

Phenylbutazone, referred to as “bute” amongst horsemen, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for the short-term relief of pain, inflammation, and fever in horses. It is one of the most common medications administered to horses but indiscriminate use is wrought with adverse consequences. Therefore horse owners must be aware of its appropriate and prudent use.

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Prevention and care of girth itch in horses

By Carol Shwetz March 23, 2012

Horses being ridden or driven will occasionally develop a peculiar skin lesion immediately in the area behind their elbow, in the axilla or “armpit.” This skin lesion appears “rash-like” and is typically associated with the girth/cinch so the colloquial term “girth itch” is often used to describe it. The appearance of girth itch is variable.

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Deciding when a horse’s time has come

By Carol Shwetz January 27, 2012

At times the decision to euthanize is clearly obvious, even with an apparent immediacy. It is a self-evident ending when the horse has a fatal injury or an unrelenting illness. However all scenarios are not so straightforward, especially when individuals are confronted with situations of illness, injuries or aging that slowly taints the quality of

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Three meals a day are for people, not horses

January 17, 2012

Healthy eating is about more than the feeds that horses consume. The habit of eating and the way the horse eats engages it physically, mentally and emotionally, nourishing the horse beyond the nutrients and calories consumed. Modern feeding practices often stray significantly from favourable ways to feed horses. These seemingly small infractions over time contribute

Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Equestrian Centre Will Border RMNP

By Candy Irwin October 28, 2010

Molly Kelleher, 24, has been “nuts about horses” for as long as she can remember. When she was 14 years old, Molly’s parents, John and Nancy, purchased a four-year-old quarter- horse, “Tug,” for her for Christmas and the gift made her surer than ever that horses would be her life and career. Molly describes her

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The New Arrival — Care Of The Foal And Its Dam

April 8, 2010

CAROL SHWETZ DVM Producing a healthy foal begins long before labour. It starts with having a healthy mare. Healthy mares have healthy foals, and healthy foals have healthy mares. Exercise is an essential part of a healthy pregnancy – after all the uterus is a muscle too. One can reasonably ride a pregnant mare up

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Good hooves don’t only depend on the work by the farrier

November 12, 2009

carol shwetz dvm The health of the horse’s hoof depends on more than just mechanical trimming. The farrier can have a large effect on how a horse loads his hooves and therefore an effect on hoof shape, but there are other influences every day, all day, with an equal, if not greater effect on the

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The equine sarcoid — treating cancer in horses

Guelph opens horse hospital

Retained placenta in mares

Adverse consequences of phenylbutazone

Prevention and care of girth itch in horses

Deciding when a horse’s time has come

Three meals a day are for people, not horses

Equestrian Centre Will Border RMNP

The New Arrival — Care Of The Foal And Its Dam

Good hooves don’t only depend on the work by the farrier

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