I Want To Do The Best For My Horses
Horse owners are experiencing an information overload. It is not only with our horses but with just about every subject of interest to us. In…
Category: General Thoughts Blogs
An Iconoclast In The Horse World
(Original post January 14th, 2021, updated April 22, 2023) It is the start of 2021, and the world is disrupted. Our lives are nothing like…
The Equine Influenza Event Of 1872 And Today’s Corona Virus
Several influenza viruses have severely affected horses in the United Kingdom and Australia since 2003 but the worst reported influenza event in horse…
Get Your Brain Right, Get Your Horse Right
"Cognitive Laziness" is how we interact with horses today. Through agenda driven medicine and marketing, I look at the collision of new and old.
The Death Of Horses
Horse owners say, “I just want what’s best for my horse.” This is code for “I’m overwhelmed with information. I don’t know who to trust.…
Disrupters
I discuss what an "altruistic disrupter" is and how they can benefit your horses in health and well being. While not easy for the horse industry, it i…
The 2018 AAEP Meeting – A Summary
The shortcomings of the 2018 AAEP meeting. Doctors spending more time testing than looking at the patient. I don't hold back my frustration.
Honesty – A True Story
When the words of this man I met settle into your consciousness you will either be shocked or say that this is the problem with the world (and our hor…
Horsemen, Surgeons And Equine Dentistry
Within veterinary medicine are recognized divisions (surgery, medicine, ambulatory) and within these are hidden divisions. Do these affect horse owner…
Why Do I Bother?
Attending the 2017 AAEP meeting offers the small but guaranteed chance of learning something that will last a lifetime. Here is one of those times fro…
Rhubarb Pie, The Orbiting Earth and Your Horse
Our beliefs are based on what we've been taught by trusted sources. But is the knowledge we gain from mentors with no experience or with agendas reall…
Decay Of The Profession
An 80 year old client lost his mare because he could not get adequate veterinary care. The reasons are disturbing and reflect badly on this profession…
The Best Interest Of The Horse
Integrity is a trait assumed to exist in all professionals but they are only human. The stories here and my first hand experiences indicate the associ…
The 2014 AAEP Convention
2014 AAEP meeting Salt Lake City, NV. Horses again discussed as objects without feelings. EOTRH bantered - no conclusions. Another disappointment for …
Integrity
Integrity is the quality of being honest. It is what we have at the end of the day. What is inside the mouth of the horse is unseen by the owner but t…