App Offers Horse Owners Equine Health Information

The app is designed to help owners make better health-care choices for animals in a “horse-side” format.
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An equine veterinarian in New Mexico has released an iPhone app designed to help caretakers of horses and other equids make better health-care decisions for their animals in a "horse-side" format.

“The downturn in the economy and contraction of the horse industry, combined with drought conditions and the cost of hay, have placed great strains on many of us,” said Doug Thal, DVM, Dipl. ABVP, a lifelong horseman, veterinarian, and creator of Horse Side Vet Guide (HSVG). “Horse ownership and veterinary care have become increasingly expensive and there is no relief in sight.

Thal, an equine veterinarian of over 20 years experience with special interests in lameness and surgery, explained that horse owners might opt for researching their horse health online instead of calling the veterinarian, an approach that he said “results in a delayed diagnosis and ultimately increased cost to the horse owner.

“It occurred to me that there might be a way to educate my clients via a smartphone application that provides credible equine health information horse-side–literally while standing in the stall and looking at your horse,” Thal continued

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