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Horse Health
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Understanding Hay Quality and Why That Is Important for Good Horse Health
Even 'good' hay can have bad things in it when it comes to keeping your horse healthy.
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New Research on Cooling Down Horses during Hot, Humid Weather
Study compared methods for cooling horses in hot, humid conditions, testing the hypothesis that continual application of running water is the most effective method to decrease core temperature.
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Study Links Bone Loss to Proximal Sesamoid Bone Fractures in California Racehorses
The most common fatal injury in racehorses in the United States, PSB fractures account for 45-50 percent of such injuries in Thoroughbreds, and 37-40 percent in racing Quarter Horses.
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Cryopreservation of Equine Stem Cells for Cartilage Repair in Horses
If cryopreserved, stored cells can be used; treatment would be very efficient, with no need to harvest stem cells from the horse meaning fewer visits, less waiting and faster treatment.
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Learn More about Equine or Pet Nutrition during 'Fueling Wellness' Symposium!
The Fuelling Wellness Symposium gives horse professionals, riders, owners, breeders, trainers, and caregivers the chance to learn more about equine nutrition from guest speakers at Guelph and around the world.
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Study Reveals Insight into Discipline-specific Causes of Lameness in Horses
Specifically, the foot region was the most commonly diagnosed source of lameness for the horses in this study.
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Your Horse and Dangers of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease should be considered when a horse exhibits symptoms ranging from weakness, lameness, lack of appetite, and behavioral changes to kidney failure, heart disease or neurological disorders.
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Equine Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - What Horse Owners Need to Know
Equine acute respiratory distress syndrome is now recognized as a rare cause of respiratory failure in several veterinary species including horses.
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Research Reveals Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Transmission to Equids
Vesicular stomatitis is a viral disease of horses and other livestock which is endemic in southern Mexico and only occasionally moves northward into the United States.
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Every Breath Horses Take Affects Every Move They Make
The horse's muscle and heart function adapt and improve with conditioning, but the oxygen capacity of its respiratory system does not.