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It's an Ask the Vet FIRST! This episode features SmartPaker Dan and Dr. Lydia Gray going on the road for the first ever Ask the Vet in front of a live audience! For this May 2019 episode, the Ask the Vet crew is in Maine at TNT Equine answering questions from horse owners and riders just like you! They answered 5 new questions on hoof supplements, deworming foals, turnout and grass in the spring, sweet itch, neck threadworms, how long it takes a supplement to show results and much more!
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Additional reading/watching material mentioned in the video:
Ask the Vet individual topics playlist: • Ask the Vet individual...
Ask the Vet blogs: blog.smartpakequine.com/catego...
Horse Health Library Videos: pak.horse/HHLvids
Ask the Vet form: pak.horse/2gkBThy
More Hoof Health videos from SmartPak: • Hoof Health
Hoof research articles: www.smartpakequine.com/conten...
AAEP Parasite Control Guidelines: aaep.org/sites/default/files/...
SaferGrass.org
Thank you to HorseandMan.com for their photo of Sweet itch
Questions answered in this episode:
1. What is your most successful hoof supplement?
2. Could you please discuss an appropriate deworming schedule for the first two years of life, including discussion on developing natural resistance to parasites by not administering dewormer prior to a certain age?
3. What is the best way to build a horse up to eating grass in the spring after having hay all winter? Is a half hour at a time each day too much time. What would be the best time increments to increase each day?
4. Are there general guidelines for timeframes for how long it takes to see improvements from supplements?
5. When is sweet itch, sweet itch, and when is it actually neck threadworms?