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  • Equine Hoof Study Needs Your Help

    In the last decade, thousands of veterinarians, farriers and horse owners have come to realize that better nutrition, trimming, correct movement, environment, and improved protective devices can cause dramatic and positive changes to the equine foot--not

    Flossie Sellers - October 25, 2012 10:08

  • When Spring Allergies Strike Your Horse

    Spring allergies tend to strike horses as soon as the weather begins to warm. With any allergy, a horse becomes sensitized to the offender - usually a protein of some sort. While initial contact may not cause any obvious problem, repeated exposures lead t

    Flossie Sellers - March 8, 2013 13:56

  • Don't Forget Your Horse's Dental Check-up

    If you are like most people, you probably dislike going to the dentist, but don’t let that stop you from getting timely dental care for your horse. The way that horses chew, grinding their teeth, up to forty-thousand times a day as they munch on stemmy

    Flossie Sellers - March 9, 2013 08:55

  • Keeping Horses Healthy in Cold Weather

    With the arrival of cold weather, many horse owners find it convenient to stall their horses for longer periods of time to protect them from the cold, make feeding more convenient, make getting to them easier, and to keep horses warmer when weather condit

    Flossie Sellers - October 26, 2012 09:14

  • Race Horse Died of Natural Causes

    A necropsy done on a horse that died before a race last month at The Meadows Racetrack indicates that she succumbed to natural causes.

    Flossie Sellers - March 10, 2013 09:05

  • Oklahoma State University Takes Horse Dentistry Seriously

    The Center for Veterinary Sciences provides an over view of the equine dentistry program at Oklahoma State University. Unlike courses at other schools  that “teach” equine dentistry to lay people, Oklahoma State University graduates receive a compreh

    Flossie Sellers - October 26, 2012 09:41

  • Equine Guelph Colic eWorkshop Begins Today!

    Equine Guelph will be kicking off the new year 2013 by announcing an eWorkshop designed to help horse owners understand colic and take preventative measures to reduce the risk of this #1 horse killer by following good stable management practices.

    Flossie Sellers - March 11, 2013 08:11

  • HSUS Asks Court to Uphold Laws Protecting Horses from Soring

    The Humane Society of the United States filed a friend-of-the-court brief with a federal court in Texas, asking the court to uphold much-needed regulations issued by the United States Department of Agriculture to strengthen enforcement of the Horse Protec

    Flossie Sellers - October 27, 2012 09:31

  • Standing MRI Avoids Anesthesia so Horses Return to Showtime Sooner

    It's been fast and furious from day one at Advanced Equine Imaging of Wellington, with over 100 horses in total coming through the clinic for advanced diagnostics since the grand opening in January.  After all, for top equestrians with a lame horse,

    Flossie Sellers - March 12, 2013 11:38

  • Merial Launches Osteoarthritis Web Site for Horse Owners

    With equine osteoarthritis (OA) having a major impact on the horse industry and sometimes determining the level of performance for many riders and their equine companions, understanding and being able to treat the pain and inflammation associated with equ

    Flossie Sellers - October 27, 2012 10:01

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