equine healthcare

In March of 2018 when the ground around Ontario was frozen solid as a rock, Warren Byrne took a nasty spill. He had just hopped on a hot-headed unraced 3-year-old gelding when it took off blindly. Byrne was pitched onto the hard ground, breaking his upper arm--an extensive fracture that required a plate and seven screws. After the surgery, doctors warned Byrne that he was suffering bone-density issues from a medication he had long taken, describing the problem as being akin to early osteoporosis. He also reacted badly to the...

StallSide, a bi-weekly podcast covering equine healthcare, was launched by Rood & Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy on Tuesday. The podcast, presented by Rood & Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy, is co-hosted by Dr. Peter Morresey and Dr. Bart Barber. The first guest is Rood & Riddle co-founder Dr. Tom Riddle. Each week will feature a guest clinician, as well as health care topics like care of the pregnant mare, foaling, neonatal care, laminitis, colic, dentistry, geriatrics and infections disease. "We want to give listeners an insight into Rood & Riddle and veterinary medicine,"...