Equine Veterinary Education (EVE), one of two journals published by the British Equine Veterinary Association, is an online forum which publishes peer reviewed educational articles on diagnosis and treatment for equine injuries. With regard to Australia's fires, the publishers have released, free of charge, an article on treating horses burned in bushfires. The article, penned by [...]
July 14, 2019, Fresno, California (USA): No horse owner wants to get a call like the one Lisa (last name omitted for privacy) received from the Fresno County Sheriff Department on July 2. Lisa was informed that her horse had been found dead from gunshots received during an incident where a deputy was also shot. Deputy, [...]
Horse ownership requires a bit of a mental armor and is not for the squeamish. We are obligated to wipe off snot, pick eye buggers, remove beans, squeeze puss and clean poopy tails. Veterinarians deal with maladies at a whole ‘nother level – SUPER HERO level! Veterinary students at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa handled [...]
Bog Off Pete suffered life threatening injuries last weekend, apparently spooked by a helicopter. Pete was one among a herd of horses owned by the Stead Family. The Stead’s operate a sheep farm near Truro in Cornwall (UK). A neighbor witnessed a low flying helicopter as it hovered over the Stead’s pasture. It wasn’t until the [...]
