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March 2010 - Posts

Looking back: One morning, two babies trying to be born

In Kentucky, we're in the thick of foaling season, and today's post looks back at a video we previously ran on this blog about two mares on their way to the delivery room with two very different outcomes. If for any reason you can't access this video from your computer, please click here. Equine ER author Leslie Guttman will be featured on a public radio special Monday (3/29) at 6 p.m. EDT entitled... Read More

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Update: Trouble is untroubled these days

Last year, Equine ER brought you the story of Trouble, a stoic 22-year-old Quarter Horse whose owners discovered him rolling in pain in the middle of the night in the barn. Trouble was rushed from West Virginia to Lexington, Kentucky, where he had emergency surgery to remove a strangulating lipoma, which is an accumulation of noncancerous fatty tissue that was wrapped around Trouble's small intestine... Read More

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And a cherry on top ...

Last week, we looked at some of the horse-related and animal books Equine ER's been reading. We thought we were done, and then the library called (they do that here in Kentucky!) to tell us our latest hold request was in, and that was for Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls. We started the book immediately and couldn't put it down. So we want to tell you about it: Half Broke Horses is called a "true... Read More

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A horse that knew his math. What Equine ER's been reading, continued ...

On Monday, I discussed one of my favorite new books, Beyond the Homestretch (see below). Today, I'm recommending two more books, neither of which are brand-new but definitely worth checking out. As I mentioned on Monday, throughout the writing and reporting of Equine ER , I read many horse books for background – fiction, nonfiction, equine veterinary textbooks, you name it. I also read books about... Read More

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Your comments, Part 2: More on "their stall in your heart"

A reader's comment on an Equine ER blog post several months ago entitled "Unforgettable," about the loss of an equine friend, prompted numerous comments from other readers, some of which we are enclosing here today. Here is the original reader comment: I n over forty years of horses in my life every day, and over twenty-five of them as my living, I learned that no matter how much business they are... Read More

Special Report: Sophie, all grown up

In response to Equine ER blog readers' requests to know more about the current status of Sophie, the foal of Surely Awesome , whose story was recently excerpted here from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER , we checked in earlier in the week with Surely Awesome and Sophie's owner, East Coast resident Susan Blackburn, a large and small animal vet. When we last left Sophie, it was roughly a year and a... Read More

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Your comments: Part 1

Today, Equine ER publishes some comments from readers we received after the conclusion of Quarter Horse mare Surely Awesome's story. The grief that comes from losing a horse is universal. Every loss makes us realize that we can't take any horse for granted, whether a school horse or an upper-level competitor. – Teresa We just had to put down our 29-year-old Arabian gelding, Kaseem, 8 days ago and I... Read More

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