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Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS We’ve all heard the old saying, “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” Well, that’s true. Low grade dehydration …
Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS If you observe what your horse eats in the winter it’s usually more hay. Allow them to have more hay if the weather is really …
Herbs come in many forms: liquids, tinctures, teas, powders, fresh plants…….so, what’s best for my horse, dog, or cat? There are many ways to feed herbs to animals. What’s …
Creating a Diverse Healthy Pasture By Joyce Harman, DVM Equine health (and human health, for that matter) is closely intertwined with soil health. Soil health directly affects plant health …
When looking at medicine from a CAVM standpoint, the first question to ask is what is health? Health is defined as freedom from disease. According to this definition many …
Question: How do I know if my horse is cold? I put him out in cold weather with a shed, but he will not go in it. I am …
Holistic vet Dr. Joyce Harman offers tips to keep your horse at his best this winter Fall has descended upon most of the country and, though we might enjoy …
Dr. Joyce Harman offers expert advice on keeping your horse at his prime over the winter months. As humans, we have winter-weight everything: winter-weight jackets, socks, hats—we may even …
Chinese food energetics has become more popular in small animal medicine, but has gained little attention in the horse world. Prepackaged, processed equine feeds are just a bad as …
By Joyce Harman, DVM There are several ways to deworm horses without using harsh chemicals. Each of them takes a bit more work and attention to detail than using …