The Pool of Knowledge
by Dr. Jim and Lynda McCall
Nutrition Topics
"Does Your Horse have a Big Head? "- Poor nutrition can cause the head of young horses to grow large and coarse.
"Hound Dogs & Cabbage" - Getting horses to eat what you want
"Cool Clean Fresh Water" - Importance of water
"Winter
Energy" - Energy requirements in the winter
"Food for
Thought" - Weanling nutrition
"When in Doubt, Stitch - Caslick operation for mares
"Pregnancy
is a Private Matter" New research into the gestation
length of mares
"Foal Heat
Breeding" The pros and cons of breeding a mare on foal
heat
Progesterone: Guilty Till Proven Innocence And it shouldn't be! Other culprits can cause mares to slip their foals.
"Spotlight Your Stallion" - Marketing stallions
Fertility Rites: Criteria and evaluation of stallion semen.
Breeding Two Year Old Stallions - Considerations and expectations
Castration of Cryptorchid - advise for how, when and where to deal with stallions with one testicle.
Foal Topics
Hemolytic Icterus, Milk Fever - A Possible Killer of Newborn Foals
Herd Health Topics
"Floating Along" - Floating a horse's teeth
"Circle Of
Life" - Dealing with blood worms
"Wolf Teeth "-
Teeth that must be removed before putting a bit in a young
horse's mouth
'No Sweat" - Horses that don't sweat. What can be done. Start early .
