In December 2020, the equestrian education site Horse Rookie published a Q&A interview with Dr. Stacie Boswell about helping horses in need — from training and bonding with an abused horse to wildfire evacuation planning and the many ways everyday horse people can support rescue. How to Help Horses in Need: A Veterinarian’s Perspective A […]
A day-in-the-life piece Stacie wrote for the Trafalgar Square Books blog, published December 1, 2020, during the first COVID year. Early Morning Writing, COVID Vetting, and a Vomiting Princess: 24 Hours with Dr. Stacie Boswell by Stacie G. Boswell, DVM, DACVS — originally published on the Trafalgar Square Books blog, December 1, 2020 5:00 am […]
Stacie wrote a regular health column for Montana Horses, a free print magazine distributed at horse-friendly businesses around the state. Her December 2020 column explains how horses’ bodies prepare for a Montana winter: the thermoneutral zone, the insulating physics of the hair coat, the fermentation “furnace” of the hindgut, and muscle use. The magazine has […]
On September 9, 2020, Stacie was Helena Harris’s guest on episode 48 of the Stall and Stable show (Horse Radio Network), talking about caring for rescued, adopted, and transitioning horses. Stall and Stable, EP 48: Helping Horses in Need Podcast conversation with Helena Harris, September 9, 2020 This article is provided for general information only. […]
An excerpt from The Ultimate Guide for Horses in Need, published by Horse Nation on July 24, 2020, reprinted there with permission from Trafalgar Square Books. Is Your Rescue Ready for Retraining? by Stacie G. Boswell, DVM, DACVS — excerpted from The Ultimate Guide for Horses in Need (Trafalgar Square Books, 2020) A short passage […]
An excerpt from The Ultimate Guide for Horses in Need, published on the Trafalgar Square Books blog, July 10, 2020. A Guide to Quarantine…for Your Horse by Stacie G. Boswell, DVM, DACVS — excerpted from The Ultimate Guide for Horses in Need (Trafalgar Square Books, 2020) The text below is excerpted from the book. The […]
In July 2020, Equestrian Living magazine (EQ Living) selected The Ultimate Guide for Horses in Need as its EQ Book Club feature, publishing an excerpt titled “Helping Horses in Need” in the Favorites department of the July/August 2020 issue (pages 26, 88, and 92). The excerpt, adapted from the book and reprinted with permission from […]
COVID-19 and Horses Originally published at http://web.archive.org/web/20200815200120/http://hardawayvet.com/covid-19-and-horses/. If you’ve been to Hardaway Veterinary Hospital in the past couple of weeks, you may have noticed a few changes in how we interact with you and your pet. We are doing everything we can to help keep our team, our clients, and our pets healthy! Let’s talk […]
National Horse Protection Day Originally published at http://hardawayvet.com/national-horse-protection-day/. What is an “Unwanted Horse”? In 2005, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) formulated a definition for an “Unwanted Horse.” This definition includes any horse that an owner no longer wants. Horses may be old, injured, sick, or unmanageable, because of lameness, behavior problems, or poor […]
FEBRUARY IS INTERNATIONAL HOOF CARE MONTH I think it’s a good time to remind everyone that we should be seeing our farrier all year. If your horse is still doing his job through the colder months – in the fall for hunters, or through the winter skijoring season, the activity and the fact that he is […]
