One of the most important parts of being a horse person is staying educated on horse health and sharing experiences and testimonials with others. Help the Equine Guelph center of Canada create targeted colic education programs for horse lovers of all kinds and take the Equine Guelph colic survey today. By taking this 15-minute survey you will be helping the Equine Guelph center develop a Colic Prevention Program that includes  [ Read More ]

Author: Aimee Robinson I received that same call. The call saying, “I think your horse is showing signs of colic.” All the emotions I felt just a year ago came rushing back to me. My hazard lights were flashing, speeding to the barn and away from Milwaukee, hoping we could save her again. But deep down knowing, without surgery, these would be my last moments with Mercedes. I pulled into  [ Read More ]

Author: Caroline McCormick Last week was the one year anniversary of our nightmare with colic. Patience had been having episodes since she was three months old, and they always seemed sudden and for no apparent reason. On June 12, 2011, two hours after being fed, I noticed Patience showing classic signs of colic; pawing, kicking at her belly, and in her case, loose bowel movements and lots of bowel sounds.  [ Read More ]

Author: Rosemary Watson Grady colicked on December 1, 2011. The vet came to our barn to treat him and determined that he had a displaced intestine that wasn’t going to right itself. Two days later we decided to go ahead with surgery. Grady went through colic surgery wonderfully and appeared to be making an amazing recovery. Unfortunately, after he was released from the vet, he started to get a fever.  [ Read More ]

Author: Amanda Munson Strider and I have been a team since he was fresh off the track at 4 years old. He’s my dream horse; full of heart, willingness, attitude and such love that he seems more human than horse sometimes. He gives me his heart no matter what we’re doing. He’s the best endurance and event horse, tearing up the trails and cross-country courses, while maintaining finesse and control  [ Read More ]

Author: Debra Nicol Bobby colicked 4 years ago. Unfortunately, his colic was so severe that he needed emergency surgery and had 2 meters of his small intestine removed. It was very touch and go with him, and at the time I was pregnant with my daughter. I found myself seven months pregnant, lying in the mud, waiting for the vet to arrive, willing Bobby to survive. We’ve been through so  [ Read More ]

Author: Vicki Winwood Pea seems to colic on a frequent basis and it causes me a lot of grief! Just last week she had compaction colic because of the cold weather we’ve been having. Since she was cold, she wasn’t drinking enough water. When you combine that with dry grass and limited feed value and a chaff mix that I was feeding her to supplement her diet, you’ve got a  [ Read More ]

Author: Karyn Cowdrey On Saturday, September 20 at 8:30am, I heard the words that every horse owner fears: “Come up to the barn quick, I think Poncho is colicing.” I hurried to the barn and found Poncho pawing at the ground and trying to lie down. Walking on the lead began in earnest, and a call was placed to our vet right away. Poncho had coliced once prior to this,  [ Read More ]

by Jenn from Green Slobber on My Shirt. Thanks Jenn for allowing us to re-post your story, thoughts and questions here! Be sure to stop by the Green Slobber on my Shirt blog and follow Jenn’s adventures with her thoroughbred Gabe. Sometimes it seems that no matter what precautions you take, how hard you work to keep your horses’ living space as safe as possible or the efforts you make  [ Read More ]

Author: Elizabeth Glover On the 19th of February (Yes I can remember the exact date even now), my poor horse Toddy, who was 11 at the time, began to colic. Thankfully Toddy was living at home so we were able to notice signs very early and got the vet out on that Friday evening. The vet said it was only minor, but if no improvements were shown by 6am the  [ Read More ]