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  • Meeting the Challenges of Raising an Orphan Foal

    Since newly-born foals are rather helpless, a foal that is unable to stay with its natural mother for any reason needs special care to ensure appropriate growth and development. Raising an orphaned foal to the age of a weanling is a challenge because of i

    Flossie Sellers - February 23, 2013 08:06

  • Will Acupuncture Help Heal My Horse?

    Acupuncture may be defined as the stimulation of a specific point on the body, referred to as an acupoint. Physiological changes in response to acupuncture point stimulation are the basis of clinical treatment. Stimulation of an acupoint activates nerve f

    Flossie Sellers - October 5, 2012 10:21

  • Don't Ignore Eyelid Injuries and Irritations in Your Horse's Eye

    Eyelid injuries and eye irritation in horses sometimes occur and can be very serious if neglected. The fall season often produces plant burrs and dry leaves that may stick to horse eyelids and cause irritation if not noticed and removed immediately. 

    Flossie Sellers - October 5, 2012 14:47

  • Why Genetic Research Is Important to Horse Owners

    Whether you are an owner, breeder, rider or other equine enthusiast, there are some essential genetics that can help you understand the over all make up of horses and how they are affected by their DNA inheritance.

    Flossie Sellers - October 8, 2012 09:35

  • Equine Guelph Offers Two New eWorkshops

    Equine Guelph Announces Two New eWorkshops: Colic Prevention on March 11 -24, and Horse Behaviour and Safety eWorkshop on April 1 -14, 2013

    Flossie Sellers - February 27, 2013 10:18

  • Feeding and Caring for a Horse - More than Dollars and Cents

    With horse care and ownership comes a price and it typically comes in the form of money! Whether you have one horse or many horses or are thinking about getting into horses, the conversations you have with horse folk all tend to center around what it take

    Flossie Sellers - October 8, 2012 11:02

  • Complexities of Insulin Resistance in Horses

    Although documented in ponies over a quarter century ago, the existence and clinical significance of insulin resistance in equines have only recently become widely recognized and accepted.

    Flossie Sellers - February 27, 2013 16:19

  • A Billion Reasons to Manage Your Horse Pasture

    One high-shedder horse can drop 6+ billion eggs that have the potential to become infective larvae in a pasture over a year’s time. One low-shedder horse can drop 1.5+ billion eggs that have the potential to become infective larvae in a pasture over a y

    Flossie Sellers - February 28, 2013 08:21

  • Horses Starving Because of Cost of Hay

    The Humane Society of Huron Valley is seeing an increase in the number of cruelty calls about hungry horses, spurred in part by a nationwide shortage of hay.

    Flossie Sellers - October 9, 2012 08:28

  • Parasite Resistance: Why Horse Owners Can't Ignore It

    Still treating today's parasites based on yesterday's calendar?  In the world of human medicine, you’ve likely heard about concerns of bacteria becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics.1 It works like this: Each time a person takes an ant

    Flossie Sellers - February 28, 2013 08:48

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