If you clean it too frequently, you’ll kill these microorganisms, disrupting this balance — and your horse’s sheath is likely to get even dirtier.

Clean the sheath thoroughly once or twice per year. If you are unable to do this yourself, your veterinarian can perform the cleaning. A good time to do it is while the horse is being sedated for ...

I have been cleaning sheaths for 29 years now and it is a job that takes me all over the country — I was in the Isle of Wight recently. Yes, I am up to my arms in muck each day, every day but I ...

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 … ...