Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: When it comes to putting broodmares under lights for cycling are overhead lights or mask lights better? And why does it work? Dr. Peter Sheerin, Rood […]
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Ask Your Veterinarian: Putting Broodmares Under Lights
Ask Your Veterinarian: Wintertime Hoof Care
Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: What, if any, special considerations should owners have for wintertime hoof care? Dr. Craig Lesser, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital: Winter in Kentucky, aka mud season, can […]
Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Why Are Broodmares So Prone To Colic?
Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: Why are broodmares so prone to colic, and what colic causes are most common for them? Dr. Katy Dern, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital: According to […]
Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: When To Perform A C-Section On A Pregnant Mare
Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: Why and when might a veterinarian decide to perform a C-section on a pregnant mare? Dr. Rolf Embertson, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital: Most C-sections are […]
Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Enteroliths Can Make A Rocky Road To Colic
Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: How common are enteroliths, and what causes them? Dr. Katy Dern, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital: While many of our colic patients make it clear within a […]
Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Dealing With Flat Soles
Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: My Thoroughbred has especially flat soles. Is there anything I can do about it? Dr. Scott Fleming, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital: All breeds of horses […]
Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: When Stall Rest Isn’t So Restful
Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: Sometimes stall rest is part of a horse’s recovery program but some horses don’t tolerate it well and may even self-injure. What makes them do this, […]
Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Finding A Balance With Joint Injections
Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: When it comes to joint injections, is there a magic number or frequency that you consider to be “too much” for a racing aged horse? Drs. […]
Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Identifying And Managing White Line Disease
Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: What is white line disease (WLD) and how can it be managed? Dr. Raul Bras, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital: Horses’ hooves are subjected to a […]
Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Seeing The Light With LASER Therapy
Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. Question: What is LASER therapy? Dr. Daniel Devis, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital: The word LASER is actually an acronym of the expression “light amplification by stimulated emissions […]