Health & Education
We all want the best care possible for our horses. The Heath & Education section covers both Learning Institutions, Organizations as well as many sources for equine assistance including Veterinarians and Farriers.
For those who want a to formally study horses, the Education section includes College Riding, Equine Studies, and Veterinary Schools. Learn about the wide variety of horses in the Horse Breeds section. Supplements and Treatments Therapy are also included in the section.
Everyone can learn from Fine Art and there are some specialty Museums that might surprise you.
Horses as a therapy partner enrich the lives of the disabled. These facilities are listed in our Therapeutic Riding section. To help children and young adults build confidence and grow emotionally, please see the resources available on the Youth Outreach page.
Looking for a place to keep your horse? You can find it in the Horse Boarding section. Traveling? Find a Shipping company or Horse Sitting service if your horse is staying home!
Want to stay up to date with the latest training clinics or professional conferences? Take a look at our Calendar of Events for Health & Education for the dates and locations of upcoming events.
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by Dr Shannon Lee BVSc, MANZCVSc Eq Dent, DICEVO
As dental surgery becomes more complicated, so too do the headaches.
For many horse owners, dentistry and dental complaints aren’t something that’s front of mind. After all, their horse looks fine, eats okay and can be ridden.
Furthermore, the assumption is often that, if there was a problem, it would be new, easily identified and quickly fixed, so things could go back to the way they had always been… Right? Wrong!
Fundamentally, this attitude simply derives from a lack of understanding. More often than not, it is also one of the reasons why if a serious issue is discovered in your horse’s mouth necessitating surgery, it may be far more challenging than you might expect. Therefore, delaying diagnosis and early treatment may be both costly and reduce the likelihood of an ideal outcome.
In plain English, this means getting the right advice as early as possible gives you and your horse the best chance of getting things back on track.
Two of the most common comments made by horse owners as they gain a better understanding of equine dental care are:
“I didn’t realise horses’ teeth went so far back!” and “I had no idea their teeth were so big!”
Contrast this with the fact that many horse owners still think tooth removal is a matter of simply ‘pulling’ a tooth; resulting in a huge gap between what’s actually required and many people’s understanding of what’s really involved - pun intended.
Surgery is surgery and so, the two main aims of any surgery will be to opt for the option that provides the best chance of success with the least chance of complication or risk. As surgeries become more challenging (read complicated), they increase the chances of a complication. For this reason, when dealing with dental surgeries, it is usually best to begin with the simplest approach and go from there.
by Mary Jean Wall
The little guy must have felt like a foundling.
He was alone. He was confused. He’d been taken from his birth mother in late February after she kicked at him every time he tried to nurse.
Then, a most wonderful love story began unfolding. A Thoroughbred mare, Maizelle, who had lost her foal at birth two days previously was shown to the little guy’s stall at Machmer Hall Farm near Paris.
To the amazement of many, the two bonded instantly.
“She walked in and she was like, ‘Oh, you found him. Great,’” said Carrie Brogden, recounting how the substitute mother appeared to think the new foal was her own — a baby she never really saw because it died during its birth.
Her foal had died after Maizelle’s blood pressure dropped during foaling. Deprived of oxygen, the foal was undergoing seizures and not breathing when it emerged.
She’d been looking for her foal since then, nickering and wondering where it went. When she was shown the new baby she fell instantly in love.
Read more: A Rejected Foal and a Brokenhearted Mare Saved Each Other
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