1. How do I get a 12-year-old gelding not to throw his head up when I am trying to deworm him? He is also deathly afraid of getting shots. Published: October 30, 2008
2. Where can you hear a foal's heartbeat in a mare that is 6½ months pregnant? Published: October 30, 2008
3. What are the current requirements to bring a horse into Texas? Published: October 30, 2008
4. What weeds are poisonous to horses? Published: October 30, 2008
5. What is autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and what causes it? Published: September 08, 2008
6. Why do some riders pull their saddle forward before they ride? Published: August 13, 2008
7. Is it true that the more protein you feed, the more hyper your horse gets? I'm feeding an eight year old 14%. Published: August 13, 2008
8. What herbicides can be used on pastures that won't hurt livestock? Published: July 03, 2008
9. Every time I take my horse into water, he insists on putting his nose right into the mud/clay and eating it. Why is he doing this, and should I be concerned? Published: July 01, 2008
10. Should vitamin supplements be fed to horses? Published: July 01, 2008
11. What is the best product(s) to control thrush in a boarded horse? Published: July 01, 2008
12. My horse knows how to walk and trot. She is four years old and is a Palomino/Dun mix. We have been showing together for two years. She can lope but not on the correct lead. How do I teach her to go on the correct lead? Published: May 23, 2008
13. I am trying to assist a 4-H'er in preparing a leg wrap presentation. We are looking for references to distinguish the difference between brace bandages, standing wraps, polos, etc. We know the answers but need documentation and further research resources. Published: May 23, 2008
14. What is the long-term prognosis for a six-year-old ex racehorse with bucked shins? She will be used as a riding horse. Published: May 23, 2008
15. I just completed the construction of a new barn. The stall walls are 2 x 6 pine. What can I use as a sealer/protectant on the stall walls that will be effective yet safe for the horse if he nibbles? Published: May 23, 2008
16. Is there any documentation showing effects of ivermectin dewormers on summer hair coats? I have noticed a difference in horses' hair coats when they are used. The coats were roughed up, as if body clipped, and, in fact, I was told by two vets that ivermectin products shouldn't be used when hair coat appearance is important, such as showing/halter, etc. I was told that they should only be used in late fall/winter. Published: May 23, 2008
17. What is the safest gate for a horse fence? Published: May 23, 2008
18. Our horses are doing an excessive amount of slobbering from something they are ingesting in the pasture. Could you tell me what it might be? Published: May 23, 2008
19. When riding, what safety distance must be respected between each horse? Published: May 23, 2008
20. Is there a disease that affects horses that is transferred by poultry? Published: May 23, 2008
21. Can a mare come into heat eight months after she was bred? Could she still be in foal? Published: May 23, 2008
22. How often do horses need to be dewormed? Published: May 23, 2008
23. What is a horse's "endocrine status"? Published: May 23, 2008
24. What part of the horse's body is MOST affected by jumping at a competitive level? Published: May 23, 2008
25. Are dog feces bad for horses to eat? I observed my horse eating some. Published: May 23, 2008
26. Where in Missouri can I buy hay? Published: May 23, 2008
27. What side of a two-horse trailer should one horse be loaded in? Published: May 23, 2008
28. How can I eradicate spring buttercups from horse pastures safely? Published: May 23, 2008
29. How do you correct a horse that walks along fine but suddenly stops and pops up in the air? Published: May 23, 2008
30. I have a mare who has been very loving, but when the weather changed from very warm to cold, her mood seems to have changed. She doesn't want to be touched and gets very jumpy and nervous. Could it be the weather? Nothing else has changed. Published: May 23, 2008

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