It’s an Ask the Vet FIRST! This Ask the Vet episode features SmartPaker Dan and Dr. Lydia Gray going on the road for the first ever episode with a live audience! For this May 2019 episode, the Ask the Vet crew is in Maine at TNT Equine answering questions from horse owners and riders just like you! They answered 5 new questions on hoof supplements, deworming foals, turnout and grass in the spring, sweet itch, neck threadworms, how long it takes a supplement to show results and much more!

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Additional reading/watching material mentioned in the video:
Ask the Vet individual topics playlist
Ask the Vet blogs
Horse Health Library Videos
Ask the Vet form
Hoof research articles
AAEP Parasite Control Guidelines
SaferGrass.org

Thank you to HorseandMan.com for their photo of Sweet itch

Questions answered in this episode:
1. What is your most successful hoof supplement?
2. Could you please discuss an appropriate deworming schedule for the first two years of life, including discussion on developing natural resistance to parasites by not administering dewormer prior to a certain age?
3. What is the best way to build a horse up to eating grass in the spring after having hay all winter? Is a half hour at a time each day too much time. What would be the best time increments to increase each day?
4. Are there general guidelines for timeframes for how long it takes to see improvements from supplements?
5. When is sweet itch, sweet itch, and when is it actually neck threadworms?