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Insulin and ACTH Levels in the Horse: Real or an Artifact?

I would guess that currently at least 80% of all emails and consultations about horses involving metabolic syndrome and PPID or Cushing’s disease.  To be honest, it is a topic that gets over discussed.  I have written many articles about the topic, the root problems, and approaches that we take and recommend, but still there […]

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Management of Anxiety in a Thoroughbred with Herbs

Anxiety is very common in the horse, especially noted in the lighter weight and leaner breeds, such as the Thoroughbred. The anxiety is often self-evident in the horse by seeing vices such as cribbing, pawing, weaving, or just overall restlessness.  The anxiety, when uncontrolled, will also lead to a high incidence of gastric or stomach

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Taking the Thoroughbred Race Horse to the Next Level

The Thoroughbred race horse and the racing industry as a whole has been an area of keen interest to me, dating back to my days in veterinary college.  As students, we would see these unique patients on a daily basis and assist in therapy.  I would also spend much of my off-time, at the local race tracks in Ohio, in the backstretch, to get a different view point and learn as much as I could.  Given my current location, we do not have TB racing in our state, but yet, I still work with them on an almost daily basis through rehabilitation and consultations, with a quick trip here and there to tracks outside of my state. Through our research and consultations, along with reading as much as I can my hands on, I begin to make connections to what we are doing now, as compared to 20-30+ years ago.  Could these differences or changes be creating the rise in lameness, poor performance and EIPH (bleeders)?  If so, could management of these factors help us to reduce those problems and maybe enhance performance on a whole new level?

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