Joint Health & Lameness
Ask the Vet: MSM for Horses
Is chronic/longterm use of MSM actually detrimental? Laura Dear Laura, MSM, or methylsulfonylmethane, is believed to be a source of organic…
Ask the Vet
Ask the Vet: Feeding Glucosamine to Insulin Resistant Horses
My 21-year-old gelding has Cushing’s and IR and foundered twice before an appropriate pergolide dose was reached. He also now has arthritis…
Nutrition
Ask the Vet: Feeding Round Bales to Horses
I have a boarding barn where the pastures have been eaten down. In lieu of the grass I now put out a fairly decent round bale for the horse…
Nutrition
Ask the Vet: Supplements for a Young Horse
I have an AQHA filly that just turned 2-years-old. Everyone is giving me their thoughts regarding horses ‘supplements.’ I thought that if…
Joint Health & Lameness
Ask the Vet: Joint Supplements and the Benefits of MSM
I am so confused about joint supplements. I have a 3 yr old in training and I want to give him supplements for maintenance while he is bein…
Behavior
Ask the Vet: What Dose of Vitamin B1 is Right for Your Horse?
I have been using SmartB1 on my rather spooky nervous mare. It has had a calming effect on her — almost to the point of being too calm and…
Pregnant Mares
Ask the Vet: Feeding Insect Control to Pregnant Mares
I saw in one of your emails that Equitrol II can be fed to pregnant/lactating mares and foals. I have searched Farnam’s site and can find…