Ask the Vet: Wound Care and What to Expect When the Vet Arrives

Answered by Gary Hanes, DVM, Woodside, CA

Question: I recently had an 18-year-old gelding wrap a 2-3″ diameter grape vine around his back hips and then on around the left leg at the knee joint. The more he pulled the tighter it got until he had broken the tissue and to the bone. Based on our best educated guess, we believe him to have endured this between 2-3 days total.

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Curb Eating on the Trail

Courtesy of Downunder Horsemanship
 
If you have a horse that’s too busy eyeing up his next meal on the trail rather than paying attention to you, use these steps to regain control. A horse can only think about one thing at a time. He’s either got his attention on you or on his next snack. As soon as he snatches grass, bend him around in a circle and kick his side with your inside leg. You’re saying to the horse, “You don’t have time to be eating grass because you’re too busy listening to me and hustling your feet!”

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Dealing with Wounds: When and Why to Call the Vet

By Cynthia McFarland
Courtesy of Farnam’s Stable Talk

Whether your horse is at home, in the trailer, on a trail ride or at a competition, there’s never a “good” time for an injury. But because accidents can and do happen, you should know ahead of time what to do when your horse gets hurt.

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Junior World Finals Inside the Wrangler Rodeo Arena at Cowboy Christmas Set to Run for Ten Straight Days of Competition

Courtesy of NFR Experience

Wrangler Rodeo Arena, one of the seven main interactive features of Cowboy Christmas, will host more than 850 youth contestants in the Junior World Finals presented by YETI vying for championships in nine events. The Junior World Finals will run concurrently with Cowboy Christmas and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Dec. 5 – 14.

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Marty Melvin, 9-Time Nfr Qualifier, Passes Away

Courtesy of PRCA

Marty Michael (Chip) Melvin, a nine-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo, passed away Oct. 18 in Paradise, Texas, after battling cancer. He was 59.  Melvin, who qualified for the NFR in 1983-89, 1991 and 1996, finished a career-best second in the PRCA world standings in 1985 and was third in 1988. In 1989, he won the average at the National Finals Rodeo with a time of 57.7 seconds on 10 head and placed fifth in the world standings.

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Putting Weight on a Skinny Horse

Courtesy of Kentucky Equine Research 

The horses in the barn get the same amount of feed every day; it makes feeding time much simpler. The warmbloods look super. Their weight is good, and their coats are gleaming. However, the one Thoroughbred in the barn who arrived a little thin six months ago has not put on any weight. In fact, he has lost body condition.

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Rodeo Fans to Enjoy a Variety of On-Site Entertainment Prior to and Following the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

Courtesy of NFR Experience

When rodeo fans arrive at the Thomas & Mack Center for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, they will have multiple entertainment options to enjoy prior to and following each rodeo performance. Known as the richest and most prestigious rodeo in the world, the Wrangler NFR runs from Thursday, Dec. 5 through Saturday, Dec. 14.

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