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With the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sales starting today, I thought about young horse development (some of them are HUGE) and I’m curious. Do most of these well bred yearlings start out with decent mouth conformation? In your experience, are the majority of these young horses free from any sort of dental concerns (like conformation issues), and… Read more

Thank you for having your horse on a non-inflammatory diet, plus added protein. This diet will help your colt throughout his life.

Soft tissue injury occurs as acute trauma (a direct blow) or a chronic injury from overuse (common in working horses such as racehorses). If from trauma, the injury usually heals quickly, and the diet he is on… Read more

Thank you. This has been helpful! I’m currently looking into a solution for better supportive shoeing and have been very careful with her workload and diet. She hasn’t been ridden since the fracture but I keep her moving with hand walking and light ground work. I’ve already planned on giving her a year off so we’ll see how things go. 🙂

I am not aware of any treatments for sidebone fractures other than surgery. Surgery may not help, either. Bones need about four months to heal, provided the fractured pieces are immobilized. However, there is a lot of movement in the hoof.

One thing to remember is that “sidebone” is the ossification of the lateral cartilage. What triggers… Read more

Thank you for your reply and insight! My horse has experienced a fracture in her front left due to significant side bone, and she has been in recovery for about 4 months now. She is currently sound but the foot remains metabolically active so I have just been hand-walking her and following your no-grain diet to reduce inflammation. I’ve also… Read more