We want to help you ensure your mare has a smooth and successful delivery. One key way to do this is by putting together a foaling kit.ย ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:โ€ข Clean towels for drying the foalโ€ข Cord clamps or …

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Refresh Your Horse’s Health at Skillman Veterinary Services Spring brings new opportunities to optimize careย and weโ€™re here to help!ย This monthโ€™s newsletter includes important vaccination reminders, laminitis warningsย and the benefits of hay testing to ensure your horseโ€™s nutritional needs are met. …

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Research suggests that ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ-๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ% ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ struggle with gastric ulcers. Left untreated, ulcers can lead to chronic discomfort, poor performance and long-term digestive issues. ๐†๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ for diagnosing equine gastric ulcers. In an ulcer clinic, we …

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๐˜ฟ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ ๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ก ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™—๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ?Measuring tapes are simple devices used to obtain a weight of your horse. Knowing your horseโ€™s weight is just as important for a vet as it is for a horse owner when …

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Why castrate? Gelding a horse is a routine, yet essential step in a horseโ€™s development, supporting improved behavior, herd compatibility and long-term health.ย We specializes in safe, professional and compassionate castration procedures for young colts and stallions.This procedure can be safely …

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๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐•๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ย Spring is the perfect time to refresh your equine wellness routine, and weโ€™re here to help! In this monthโ€™s newsletter, weโ€™ll cover essential spring vaccinations, deworming strategies and scheduling castrations in-clinic or in the …

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