October 2023 Dr. Carlos Gradil has invented an intrauterine device for horses who experience extreme symptoms during their heat cycle. This device is safer than oral hormone administration for human handlers or other devices that pose health risks to the horses. Like other intrauterine devices, the Pearl Pod works by simulating pregnancy. “This IUD gives that signal to the mare, and she believes she is pregnant,” he says. Read the article, Solving Problems With The Pearl Pod(link is external) in The Chronicle of the Horse(link is external).
Carlos Gradil has invented an IUD for Horses
