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Horse Health
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Your Horse: Summer Cold, Summer Sores or Parasite Infestation?
What appears to be a summer cold or summer sores in your horse may be an infestation of parasites.
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Helping Your Horse Survive Summer Allergies
If a horse has a healthy immune system, fighting off allergens will be easy, but, if the immune system is compromised, allergies can become a serious problem,
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NSAIDs Pose Danger for Horse's Intestinal and Bone Health
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the cornerstone of treatment for many painful conditions in horses, including arthritis, laminitis, and colic, but overuse may lead to serious health risks.
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Three Reasons for Soaking Horse's Hay
Soaking hay for short durations of 15 to 60 minutes is an acceptable management method when it is necessary to feed your horse soaked hay
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Top 5 Tips for Helping Lower Your Horse's Colic Risk
With the right care and management, you can help ensure your horse has everything he needs to maintain a happy and healthy hindgut and lower your horse's colic risk.
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Alert for Horse Owners: Tick Season Is Here
Horses sometimes help owners locate the tick that has attached to them since the horse will begin biting at a certain location on his body and he will itch aggressively where a tick is embedded.
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Know the Signs of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis' ability to masquerade as other health issues, such as lameness or other neurological diseases, makes it difficult to diagnose, and its effects can be heartbreaking for the horse and owner.
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OEF Member Equine Research Fund To Help Horses for Life with Research
The 'OEF Member Equine Research Fund' is a revolution in helping horses for life by funding ground-breaking research.
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Can Airborne Viruses Such as Equine Herpesviruses Survive in Water?
In the case of equine herpesviruses, horses or other mammals could be infected by herpesviruses from water bodies long after the animals that shed the virus had left the area.
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Foal Diarrhea Research Pinpoints Causes
Results of the research are significant because they highlight the continued importance of multiple pathogens in causing foal diarrhea