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There is a lot that can go wrong inside a horse’s abdomen. When something does go wrong, and we start seeing symptoms, we refer to it as “colic”. If you’ve...

Sometimes it seems that the horse’s gastrointestinal tract is just looking for a way to cause problems for everyone. If it’s not impaction colic, it’s gastric ulcers. If it’s not...

Nutrition is an extremely important aspect of equine health. We have many discussions with clients regarding this topic and decided we should write down our thoughts to share with everyone...

Feeding off of our last post on nutrition (pun intended), we thought we would talk briefly about the amount that horses are fed. When talking to clients about nutrition, we...

This time of year, it’s good to be a horse vet. The weather is delightful, and we get to see lots of healthy patients for routine things – vaccines, dentistry,...

When it comes to the equine eye, we often discuss common diseases such as corneal ulcers, conjunctivitis or uveitis. We do treat these conditions quite a bit, however there are...

Recently, mosquitoes infected with EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis virus) were found in Voluntown, CT. Not only that, but there have been 2 confirmed cases of EEE positive horses in Massachusetts....

With the warm fall we’ve been enjoying, it may be hard to remember that winter is just around the corner. Soon enough, however, we’ll be battling snow and frozen ground...

Every so often it happens – your horse just doesn’t seem right and you need to call the vet. When you do, it’s important to have as much information as...