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Horse Health
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Equine Piroplasmosis Guidelines Published by AAEP
Re-use of needles, syringes, and IV sets, blood-contamination of multi-dose drug vials, use of illegal blood products have been identified as common methods of blood-borne disease transmission.
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Fireworks and Horses: Are You Ready for New Year's Eve?
Boehringer Ingelheim offers a music track and advice to help horse owners manage their horse's stress level through a potentially stressful celebration.
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Warmer Weather May Impact Early Foaling Mare Pastures
To reduce the risk to broodmares, horse owners should feed hay and grain to reduce ergovaline concentration in the total diet or remove horses from pastures containing tall fescue in last 90 days of pregnancy.
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Winter Travel with Your Horse? Blanket or No Blanket?
Gases from urine and manure, hay dust and shavings, can all play a key role in threatening your horse's health when traveling in a horse trailer.
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Horse Hoof Care in Winter
Winter weather puts a strain on all body tissues in the horse with special challenges for the hooves, so don't skimp on hoof care over the winter.
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Colder Weather Brings Horse Hoof Difficulties
Horse owners and stable staffers may be reluctant to schedule farrier appointments in inclement weather, but equine hoof health depends on regular checkups, trimmings, and general care.
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Cornell's Equine Seminar Series presents "Foal speed - What to Know about Your Newborn"
Understanding what is normal and abnormal with a newly born foal is crucial as we help our foals begin what will hopefully be a healthy and happy horsey life.
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Proof Weak Behind Promotion of Chromium for Horses with Metabolic Syndrome
The bottom line for metabolic syndrome horses is that unless the hay was grown on alkaline soil there is enough chromium in the diet already.
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No Off-season for Horse Health - 4 Tips for Better Winter Health
Even if you're taking the winter off, your horse's body systems are still on the clock, so make sure to make joint, hoof, digestive and skin health a priority.
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AAEP Publishes Contagious Equine Metritis Guidelines
Dr. Sage and Dr. Peter Timoney advise equine practitioners and owners/managers to follow stringent biosecurity protocols when collecting and handling stallions plus testing prior to breeding season as assurance of disease freedom.