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Horse General
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The Difference Between Cleaning and Disinfecting When It Comes to Your Horse's Environment
There's cleaning, then there is disinfecting! Make sure you have the right tools for the job.
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Second Quarter 2023 International Report on Equine Infectious Diseases
This report is retrospective and does not claim to be complete; however, it provides an indication of heightened activity of relevant contagious or environment-linked diseases among equids.
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Long-term Relationship with Owner Reduces Horses' Stress Reactions in New Situations
Horses that are regularly ridden or trained by different persons showed more stress behaviors in test situations.
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Can Learning About Horses Make You Feel Less Afraid of Them?
'Somewhere you must have read that ‘my life’s goal is to leave the world a better place than I found it for horses and for people too. It is your exact response that leads me to believe that this goal is working.'
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UK Specialist Urges Horse Owners to Plan for Future Hay Needs Now
Minimizing feeding loss or waste is another important consideration. Simply tossing hay on the ground can result in significant waste, ranging from 15% to more than 50%.
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The Ridden Horse Checklist
The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram was developed as a tool to facilitate the recognition of pain-related poor performance and pain-induced gait abnormalities.
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Sires Cross Additional Million Dollar Milestones During the 6666 NRHA Derby Presented by Markel
The son of Colonelfourfreckle, out of Katie Gun, has $173,000 in NRHA lifetime earnings, but that was only the beginning of the mark he would leave on the reining industry.
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Following Deaths in Wild Horse Round-ups, Advocates Call for Changes in BLM Gatherings
According to BLM, The purpose of the gatherings is to prevent undue or unnecessary degradation of the public lands associated with excess wild horses and to restore a thriving natural ecological balance.
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Cooling Down Your Horse during Hot, Humid Weather
Study of methods for cooling horses in hot, humid conditions found that continual application of cool running water is the most effective method to decrease core temperature.
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Emergency Funding for America's Equines Facing Unexpected Circumstances
The EQUUS Foundation is the only national animal welfare charity in the US 100% dedicated to protecting America’s horses from peril and strengthening the bond between people and horses.