Tuesdays with Tony Tuesday with Tony - Joint infections Have you noticed that when my docs and techs do a sterile scrub on your horse’s joint prior to an injection, it feels like 5 hours of scrubbing for about 15 seconds of actual injection? And have you noticed that...

Tuesdays with TonyYou know I occasionally climb up on my soapbox on really, really important issues that horses and their humans face. Today is one of  those days. Let’s talk about people doing procedures on horses they shouldn’t be doing. I’m mostly talking about...

Tuesdays with TonyPlatelet Rich Plasma (PRP) In my recent blog about tendinitis, I told you about a really cool tool my docs have to treat your horse’s tendon injury – Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). Today, we’ll talk about how that stuff works and how we use it to treat...

Tuesdays with Tony Sometimes it feels like time is standing still. Other times it feels like I close my eyes for a split second and we are already into the next month of 2021. On days when time flies, I am reminded that every day, I grow another day older. While I...

Tuesdays with Tony It’s February. For other parts of the country that means snowstorms, bitter cold, and all the finest winter has to offer. For Florida, it means some cold days, and some 75 degree days, and maybe some really cold days. I hate really cold days. It...

Tuesdays with Tony Tuesdays with Tony – Tendinitis Around my clinic, horse legs sure do hold a lot of fascination for my docs. They spend a whole lotta time looking at them and talking about them. I have to admit, it is kind of amazing that those big ol’ horse bodies...

Tuesdays with Tony Have you guys heard about the new World Equestrian Center in Ocala? I hear it’s just incredible! The stalls are fit for a king, possibly even a very entitled cat. The arenas are impeccably groomed with world-class footing. The entire grounds are...

Tuesdays with Tony I see a whole lot of things from the front porch here at Springhill Equine. I hear a lot of things, too. One of the more common things I hear is “My horse has a sore back.” Seems simple and straightforward. The back is sore. Fix where it’s sore....

Tuesdays with Tony One of the great things about being a cat is that I am admired for simply being. I lay around, I eat, I survey my clinic. My servants would never dream of asking me to fetch things or jump over things. As a cat, I am above that nonsense. But as for...