If you live in the United States east of the Rockies, and your horse show signs of dizziness, ataxia, or confusion, you should alert your veterinarian to the possibility of EPM: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis. Though I’ve owned or looked after horses for over 30 years, I had never heard of this disease until earlier this week, when a report came from western Kentucky that a horse there
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I’ve been so busy this autumn that the time has raced away from me. Only nineteen days until winter. Today in the Bluegrass, it was sunny and 60°F; a perfect day to ride, except for squishy footing in places, from past days of hard rain. I went out at midday with my favorite old saddle. I rode for nearly four
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Here’s Jasper, my portly Paint, meandering through the early morning frost on recent chilly morning, as fog rose from the channel of the nearby Kentucky River. I think he could gain weight on a diet of air. While his two paddock mates have slimmed down with the diminishing of summer grass, he continues in his rounded state. Regrettably, I’ve had
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