Afterbirth quickly expelled with ‘garden hose method’
Mares retaining their afterbirth are at risk of becoming seriously ill. Veterinarian Mark Meijer by chance discovered a treatment to swiftly expel the afterbirth....
Foals on their own feet
August 20, 2020
For foals it’s very important to have a playmate to grow up with.
For the whole summer the foals have been in the...
Holistic approach to tendon injuries
September 23, 2021
‘So always look further than just the tendon itself when examining tendon injuries and take time for the healing of tendon injuries,’...
The danger of the R. Equi bacterium
May 6, 2019 Ids de Boer, MA, of Veterinary Clinic Emmeloord In April, veterinarian Ids de Boer of the Veterinary Clinic Emmeloord treated...
Using selection to beat OCD
Osteochondrosis is a disorder in the development of cartilage. It starts at a very young age, somewhere between one to eight months old. It...
Real life story: sand colic
Shortly after dinner veterinarian Eric Raterink received a phone call from the owner of Famke, a 12-year-old mare. The mare had suddenly come down...
(Leg) Wounds? Keep them clean!
October 14, 2021
Photo: DigiShots
Veterinarian Ids de Boer from Paardenkliniek Aa & Hunze (equine clinic, ed.) was doing his rounds when he received a phone...
Typical for Friesians?
In his practice veterinarian Gerrit Kampman frequently comes across Friesians with low heels. He says: ‘A Friesian mare with a serious lameness was taken...
Colic: collective term for belly ache
What exactly is colic? Colic is a collective term for all conditions that cause pain in the region of the belly. Usually this pain...
Arguing in favour of primary vaccinations
December 20, 2020
Veterinarian Gerrit Kampman strongly advocates primary vaccinations for all young horses at foal-raising yards. (Photo: Antoinette Schrauwen)
Veterinarian Gerrit Kampman has noticed that...
