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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.

Livestock, News, Other livestock

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

Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

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

Livestock, Other livestock

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

Livestock, Other livestock

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

Livestock, Other livestock

Managing The Transition From A Stallion To A Gelding

June 11, 2009

carol shwetz dvm Castration may not be the best place to introduce yourself to a horse. The emotional nature of horses is shaped by many events in their lives and for about 50 per cent of our horse population, castration is one. The events surrounding castration are significant to the healthy physical and emotional development

News, Other livestock

Let’s Go Ridin’ – for Mar. 19, 2009

By Maerz E. Doats March 19, 2009

Last time we talked about breeding your mare, so this time I thought I would tell you about witnessing the miracle of birth, horse style. In all my years of being around horses, I had never seen a mare foal. They like to do it under cover of darkness most times, they like to be

News, Other livestock

Horse Health

February 12, 2009

carol shwetz dvm It is the responsibility of the person travelling with horses to ensure proper documentation is provided to border officials. Horses from Canada travel across the border into the Uni ted States for purposes surprisingly similar to people. They have jobs, exhibitions, competitions, and new homes on the other side. Both people and

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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

Managing The Transition From A Stallion To A Gelding

Let’s Go Ridin’ – for Mar. 19, 2009

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