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Hi Doc T.

My 15 yo WB mare had her dental appointment a few weeks back. I have used the same dentist since purchasing her at 18 months of age. Unfortunately due to my tardiness, the gap between 2022 and 2023 floats was 13 months. At the time of her 2022 float, Praline had been on the grain free diet for just over 2 months. I asked for a report… Read more

Thank you!

Yes, I’m journaling. Actually, I have notes from the past 4-5 years…the length of time I’ve been trying to help Wren. My recent entries share what is actually helping him heal (THA) while the older entries are tales of woe…everything tried without success. (Some probably made his health worse.) It’s a wealth of information.… Read more

Good question, Mayra – There are a lot of parts to getting good hooves in horses with less-than-perfect quality.

Cracks and chips may be part of this horse’s makeup, especially if there are no other hoof issues along with this, such as crushed heels (tubules), splayed walls, soft soles, sore feet, or laminitis. My horse at home had a… Read more

Thanks for this update, Linda!

Setting the stage is fundamental in recovery. This means having all the right parts in their place: an interested caregiver (you), reduced sugar intake, and increased high-quality protein intake. But then, the play needs to start, develop, and reach its ending. This, of course, takes time.

The start is… Read more

Wren Update

He is walking better and no longer needs to wear his boots. His vet came two weeks ago for vaccinations/Coggins. She was very happy about the diet. This was the first time in 4 years he didn’t have a reaction to his vaccinations. (He had everything except rabies. He’ll get that later.)

He was trimmed this week, and for the first… Read more

Hey Doc T!

I just rescued a 6 year old Suffolk Punch gelding. (Please have me committed the next time you see me!)

He arrived this past Tuesday and and is urinating excessively. Even though he’s drinking his out put is much more than his input.

I was told he was on an alfalfa & Safe Choice diet for at least a year. Of course I have started… Read more

“is 100% protein. Some will insist that minerals make up the hoof, but to be correct, minerals are required to construct the hoof. Once made, it is all protein. It is also important to know that 24% of the hoof is one amino acid (AA) – methionine. Well, not really, but methionine must be eaten and then converted into cysteine. This AA creates… Read more

Hi Dr. T.,
I’m volunteering at a galiceno sanctuary & I am considering adopting the 2 year old Philly I have been working with.
We have bonded w/each other quite nicely. I have been Sierra’s only human interaction as far as playing, exercising & taking long walks. The owners of the sanctuary feed them, groom them & try to start them on… Read more