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04/01/2026

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03/01/2026

Mark your calendars! πŸ—“ June 6, 2026 is the 32nd Annual Ranchers Horse Sale in beautiful Juntura, Oregon! Offering 35 head of well-vetted ranch horses consigned by some of the best horsemen and women in the Great Basin! Link in bio to learn more.
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02/11/2026
01/30/2026

How a Horse Foal Grows Inside the Mare 🐎🀍

What looks like magic at birth is actually an incredible, months-long journey happening quietly inside the mare.

It all begins when the mare releases an egg during her heat cycle. If she mates with a stallion, fertilization occurs, creating a single cell that already carries the foal’s future traits such as color, size, and strength.

Within a few days, the fertilized egg travels to the uterus and attaches to the uterine wall. Here, the embryo starts developing while the placenta and umbilical cord form to supply oxygen and nutrients from the mare.

By one month, the foal has a tiny head, early limbs, and a beating heart. Over the next few months, bones harden, organs develop, and the foal grows steadily inside a protective fluid-filled sac.

Around six to seven months, the foal begins to look like a small horse. Hair appears, muscles strengthen, and movement inside the womb becomes noticeable.

Between eight and ten months, growth accelerates. The foal turns into the correct birth position, head and front legs first, while the lungs and immune system prepare for life outside.

After about 11 months of pregnancy, the mare goes into labor. The foal is born, the umbilical cord breaks naturally, and within a short time, the newborn stands and nurses for the first time.

From a single cell to a living, breathing foal, this is one of nature’s most powerful journeys.

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01/30/2026

𝑼𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’šπ’†π’”π’•π’†π’“π’…π’‚π’šβ€™π’” 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕 🐴

The abscess we shared yesterday has been confirmed as π‘ͺπ’π’“π’šπ’π’†π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’•π’†π’“π’Šπ’–π’Ž π’‘π’”π’†π’–π’…π’π’•π’–π’ƒπ’†π’“π’„π’–π’π’π’”π’Šπ’” β€” π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’π’π’π’š π’Œπ’π’π’˜π’ 𝒂𝒔 π‘·π’Šπ’ˆπ’†π’π’ 𝑭𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓.

The horse in the video was evaluated by 𝑫𝒓. π‘²π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• after developing some concerning changes. Earlier this winter, he had swelling around the sheath that resolved, but in early January his owner noticed rapid and significant muscle loss along his topline, followed by clear signs of pain in the right hind limb.

𝑢𝒏 π’†π’™π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’, 𝒉𝒆 π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’†π’…:
* 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅, 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 π’†π’‘π’‚π’™π’Šπ’‚π’ (π’•π’π’‘π’π’Šπ’π’†) π’Žπ’–π’”π’„π’π’† π’‚π’•π’“π’π’‘π’‰π’š
* π‘΄π’‚π’“π’Œπ’†π’… π’‘π’‚π’Šπ’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‘π’Šπ’•π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’†π’…π’†π’Žπ’‚ π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’–π’Šπ’π’‚π’ (π’ˆπ’“π’π’Šπ’/π’”π’•π’Šπ’‡π’π’†) π’“π’†π’ˆπ’Šπ’π’
* 𝑨 π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’…π’† 3/5 π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’‰π’Šπ’π’… π’π’‚π’Žπ’†π’π’†π’”π’”
* π‘΅π’π’“π’Žπ’‚π’ π’—π’Šπ’•π’‚π’ π’”π’Šπ’ˆπ’π’”, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’Žπ’‚π’“π’Œπ’†π’…π’π’š 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’•π’† 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔, π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’π’‡π’π’‚π’Žπ’Žπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’/π’Šπ’π’‡π’†π’„π’•π’Šπ’π’

Advanced diagnostics, including ultrasound and re**al examination, identified a large, deep, encapsulated abscess in the right inguinal regionβ€”highly suspicious for π’‘π’Šπ’ˆπ’†π’π’ 𝒇𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, which has now been confirmed.

The severe muscle wasting is suspected to be due to prolonged pain and disuse although we are also testing for immune mediated myositis and a potential cause.

πŸ‘‰ This case is a powerful reminder that π’‘π’Šπ’ˆπ’†π’π’ 𝒇𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 doesn’t always look like a classic external abscess. Deep infections can cause significant pain, lameness, and secondary muscle loss .

π‘¬π’‚π’“π’π’š π’†π’—π’‚π’π’–π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ π’Žπ’‚π’•π’•π’†π’“π’”. 𝑰𝒇 π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 β€œπ’π’‡π’‡,” 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Šπ’π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’„π’• 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ˆπ’†π’• π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒗𝒆𝒕 π’Šπ’π’—π’π’π’—π’†π’….

𝑫𝒓. π‘²π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• is hopeful this patient will make a full recovery and is reportedly doing great at home.

Here is a link to an article published by The Horse Magazine, that our very own Dr. Knight contributed to:
https://thehorse.com/1132356/pigeon-fever-in-horses/

01/24/2026
01/01/2026

May the new year of 2026 bring you peace where you need it most, strength where you least expect it, and moments of wonder that remind you how far you’ve come.

Happy New Year ✨🐎

Merry Christmas from the boys and all of us! πŸ’šπŸŽ„β™₯️
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from the boys and all of us! πŸ’šπŸŽ„β™₯️

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