Recent content by jlh

I'm a member of the Barney Fife school of thought - "Nip it, nip it in the bud"! My preference is the spring after they are born, but with the last two we waited past that because the inguinal ring was more open than the vet liked when I was ready. if the ring is not firmly closed, you do run...

1997 - I remember being sent the link to a forum just for miniature horses, and being able to read the entire forum, all threads and comments at one time. don't post much, but LB is still the homepage on my desktop. http://wynnsfollymini.myhosting.net/Albums/...

could also be too much selenium, if you supplement routinely. you may want to have a vet exam him sooner rather than later. certainly if there is no change within the first 24 hours, they can still treat it if need be. here is a good article, go to the start of page...

About a month ago we were surprised to find warts on our 4 yr old gelding. thinking back, I believe we have not had them in long enough that we may see them on horses from 3-6 before they run their course this winter. While I'm not worried about them, becasue we've seen them before, I am not...

Here are the State rules for horses coming to the fair-grounds from out-of-state OUT-OF-STATE HORSES 1. Valid certificate of veterinary inspection with individual identification and a rectal temperature reading on each animal. 2. A negative EIA test must have been conducted on all equidae...

I'm located in Central Arkansas, just south of Little Rock. My guess would be that the mare is not as close as you were told, especially if the stallion has been with her continuously the whole time since she was first bred. Feel free to pm me if you want to.

Equine Cushing’s disease is one of the most common diseases of horses greater than 15 years of age. The clinical signs are associated with abnormally elevated hormone concentrations in the blood and along with other hormones, cortisol, plays an important role in this disease...

I agree. try to put in the real color, and expect a "correction". at least you know that if you want a buckskin baby, you will need to breed to a bay or buckskin. I'd be careful about breeding her to a black-based horse, unless you want an off-black baby.

so we switched to Cincinnati Insurance company. The agent is a horseman, polo player....but understands horses, liability, insurance needs so that was great. Cincinnati pulled the same thing on us that Nationwide pulled on you.

I think there is a a part of the issue that is being overlooked here. that is the issue that in many smaller equines, the inguinal ring remains more open for a much longer time, allowing for the testes to travel up & down. while they can be palpated, you have an entirely different issue to...

Susan I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your little guy, you've been quite a team for a long time.

our two youngest boys are 3 & 2, and waiting on the vet to be comfortable with gelding them. altogether we are down to 13, which my husband still thinks is too many. we got to generation 5 with our breeding program with the 3yr old. thinking about offering a youth lease on two or three, would...

i know someone who accidentally gave a whole tube of ivermectin to a weanling. only known sideaffect was that he was the only horse in their pasture who didn't have a problem with ticks for an entire year. they said they practically jumped off of him.

sorru i haven't been in on the whole story about 2010, does anyone know the hosting site/motel? I can see most of the hotels, conventions sites, and the airport from our office windows. Unless we are talking way out of town, shuttle service is reported to very very convenient from the airport...

There is actually quite a bit to do in Little Rock, for very reasonable rates. Places to visit include the Clinton Library, the Heifer International headquarters, an Aero-space center, three or four downtown world-class museums, a couple-three theaters, symphony, short drives to Hot Springs and...