Whinny’s Wisdoms
A weekly blog for horse, goat, dog, and cat owners written by Whinny, the official Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic mouse.
Whinny’s predecessor, Tony the Clinic Cat (and his blog, Tuesdays with Tony) retired in early 2023 after many years of blog writing.
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Rabies in Horses
Tuesdays with Tony Look at this lovely picture of a bunch of happy youngsters living in a beautiful field. It looks like horse heaven. Look closer. These kids are all carefully (well, not so carefully) investigating a skunk. “They better be careful,” you say. “They’re...
Equine BioSecurity
Tuesdays with Tony The weather is changing, the days are shorter, there is snow up north, and the snowbirds are flocking to the south. This means it’s time for horse show season, my favorite time of year! I get to see all my old buddies from up north and hear about...
Creeping Indigo
Tuesdays with Tony Last week I wrote about poisonous plants. It was brought to my attention that I forgot a plant. I informed my people they were wrong. I’m a cat, I didn’t forget. I wanted to give Creeping Indigo its own special blog. That’s my story, and I’m...
Toxic Plants for Horses
Tuesdays with Tony With the cooler temperatures comes a decrease in the available forage in the pastures for your horses. As we all know, horses will eat and eat and eat until there is nothing else to eat. But then again, so will I. When their regular forage is...
The Truth About Medroxy
Tuesdays with Tony Medroxy Recently the hunter/jumper world was up in arms. A drug named Medroxyprogesterone was banned from competition horses. I asked my humans, why all the fuss? The answer was a complicated one. Read on for my take on mares, drugs, and the horse...
Giving Thanks
Tuesdays with Tony My humans have this very weird holiday this week. It’s called Thanksgiving. I hate it. It means fewer minions around for four whole days to open and close the door at my command. I understand it is a time when the humans eat a lot of food (I can get...
Blanketing
Tuesdays with Tony To blanket, or not to blanket. That is the question. With the drastic change in weather, it’s difficult to know exactly when and with what you should blanket your horse. I, for one, am all for blanketing. My staff recently went as far as purchasing...
Preparing for Breeding Season
Tuesdays with Tony Well, it seems the weather is getting colder and the days are getting shorter. While for most of you this probably conjures up thoughts of fat Thanksgiving turkeys, glowing Christmas trees, and cozy winter clothes, it reminds me that breeding season...
Supplements
Tuesdays with Tony What’s the deal with Supplements? What's the deal with all the supplements you people feed your horses? There must be thousands of different things you can add to your horse’s food on a daily basis. Who would even want to eat all that stuff...
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