THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE OF ASK THE VET! In this episode, Dr. Gray and SmartPaker Dan take a walk down memory lane in honor of answering our 200th question!!! Take the quiz along with them and see if you know more about ATV history than they do!
Once they get into the episode, Dr. Lydia Gray and SmartPaker Dan answer 5 new questions on topics like the amount of protein in a horse’s diet, the best way to control flies, the best ways to trailer your horse, the latest in cribbing research, stocking up, and more! Make sure to SUBSCRIBE so that you know when the next episode comes out – your question may be featured!
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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
Ask the Vet – Telling a horse’s age by its teeth
Ask the Vet – Anhidrosis in horses
Ask the Equine Nutritionist segments, featuring Dr. Nerida Richards, PhD, of FeedXL.com
Questions answered in this episode:
1. Is it possible for a horse to get too much protein in their diet?
2. What is the best way and/or supplement to control flies? Horse’s legs are getting bit up by flies and I’m not sure what to do about it? He lives in a dry lot paddock.
3. Should I use shavings or hay for trailer bedding? And should I tie my horse in the trailer? The other day he fell down and I’m worried he’s going to hurt himself.
4. Keeping cribbers entertained! In my case, the boy DOES live in a run-in so there’s no stalling boredom there.
5. My mare’s back legs stock up when I can’t be at the ranch for 2 or more days, what can I do to keep her legs from swelling up?
This was a very interesting video I loved the cribbing question as my horse cribs I also have a question how do you ask a question for another video to claim a smart pak gift card?
This was a very interesting video I loved the cribbing question as my horse cribs I also have a question how do you ask a question for another video to claim a smart pak gift card?
We’re so glad to hear that you found this month’s Ask the Vet Video helpful! To ask a question for consideration for a future video, just post it on SmartPak’s Facebook page, Instagram, or YouTube channel with #AskTheVetVideo. If your question is chosen to get answered, you’ll win a SmartPak gift card! – SmartPaker Lexi
Hello, thanks for the video. What I like most about the videos: 1. When the vet does most of the sharing 2. Great info 3. Dr. Lydia Gray is always well rounded in her answers.
My experience with Cribbing and Trailer Bedding.
Trailer Bedding: I was trained to use pine shavings for bedding. The pine shavings (at least where I live in TX) are readily available. The do not produce dust and when horses P or P (seems that is a trait of most horses, first thing…number 2) the shavings help them have the traction they need while in motion(slant trailer).
CRIBBING: My OTTB is a cribber, I call it smoking for horses. When I purchased him (4 years ago…my first horse), his owner allowed him to crib all the time. He was under weight and (unknown at purchase time) had an ulcer. After a year and several attempts to curb the cribbing, including a face mask (hockey horse), and several other collars, we found that the Clancy (Australian) cribbing collar worked the best to stop it altogether. Not the end of the story though. Today my boy still wants to crib especially when I give him treats (apples) and when he is excited. This goes along with the “coping” theory explained in the video. I let him crib (kinda a like a cigarette after a hard workout or after… (he’s a gelding). However, I have found (at least from my newbie owner experience) that there is a high incidence of ulcer when I let him crib too much. The ulcer condition is my focus during times of stress in his life: changes in routine, changes in barn, shows and new buddies (pecking order shifts). The ulcer and cribbing seem to have some relation. I have videos of him “smoking” after a hard workout (eventing stuff); he pulls on his lead rope to “get the buzz”. Thanks for letting me share. Oh and SmartPak, how about you make a deal with Abler for omeprazole … that stuff really works.