Ein Pferd, eine Familie, PSSM2 und jede Menge Karotten…
Divide and conquer, a sentence made famous by the ancient Romans and engraved in the brains of computer science students when studying algorithms in the first year. They hear it until they never forget it again and apply the principle in all areas of life. So, what does this mean (apart from what the ancient…
First, we share with you the most important lesson we have learned: if you own a mare and she is lame, no veterinarian finds a solution and so the suggestion is to give her a year off in the field – DON’T use this time for breeding with her. Diffuse lameness is not exactly a recommendation letter for a successful career as a brood mare. It is not hard to see that…
Lolas 5th year started with many examinations and various treatment and training approaches. In the spring even more anomalies appeared. Our training was affected by diffuse lameness, which could often not be attributed to a particular leg and which could also change from one day to the next. Sometimes I also had the feeling that…
There is a common agreement between owners of PSSM horses and the researchers: the more turnout and free movement the better for horses with muscular diseases (and not only for them). After we learned about PSSM it became clear to us that we had to change the way we kept Lola (paddock stall with either…