Now that spring has finally sprung here in Eastern Canada, horse owners have to deal with the increasing amount of mud in their paddocks. With mud comes mud fever; every horse owner’s spring nemesis. Mud fever, also known as scratches, is a type of dermatitis that happens behind the pastern and on the heels of […]
Late-Night Nephrosplenic Entrapment
There are some things you just can’t teach. A positive attitude is one of them. And when you’re on duty and called in for the second time in 3 days, you really start to rely on that positivity to keep you going through the interminable fog of exhaustion. It’s 10 pm on a Monday night, […]
Managing Equine Lacerations
Horses are experts at getting into things that they shouldn’t. Commonly, horses arrive on an emergency basis for evaluation of a cut or laceration, often on one of their limbs. When horses cut themselves, it is important to evaluate which anatomical structures are involved or damaged. Some lacerations involve only the skin, but others can […]
