The coming of spring is, in some ways, a rebirth. It's the time when many horse owners dig out their grooming supplies and clippers and breathe fresh life into their furry charges (aka, the Spring ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: I just want to let your readers know the benefit of having a vet clean your horse’s sheath on a yearly basis. My horse just had a cancer removed from his penis. It started as ...

Tendons can be an important source of lameness in athletic horses, but issues with the tendon's sheath--the thin connective tissue wrapped around the tendons, containing synovial fluid--shouldn't be ...

Every male horse will benefit from sheath cleaning, because they get ‘beans’ and a build-up of smegma due to the inevitable build-up of grime in that area of their anatomy. Having beans will cause ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My second question revolves around the inside of my horse’s sheath. I can feel and sometimes shake out black, sticky, smelly material. I don’t want to hurt him by picking at it but ...