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Horse Health
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Sugar and Horse Hoof Health
If you suspect a horse has hoof problems related to insulin responses, have him tested since only lab work can really answer that question.
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Eye Ulcers in Horses - Signs and Treatment
Treatment of eye ulcers can vary from topical ointment to minimize infection and provide pain relief to surgical corneal grafts.
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West Nile Virus Here To Stay in Horses
Protect horses with effective mosquito control by eliminating breeding sites by removing standing water, cleaning water containers and stocking water troughs with fish that feed on mosquito larvae.
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BUCKEYE Nutrition Finds First Evidence to Support Calcite as a Hindgut Buffer in Horses
Calcite has been touted for its gastro protective effects in horses attributed to the increased surface area of its honeycomb structure that facilitates greater acid-buffering capacity versus calcium carbonate.
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Building Better Bones in Horses: Researchers to Evaluate Young Foals' Response to Exercise
We know that mild exercise early in life is associated with positive effects in horses, but exactly how it stimulates bone growth in areas susceptible to fractures is still unknown.
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Beat Summer Heat - Tips to Keep Horses Healthy and Comfortable
Go the extra mile for your horse and always plan ahead realizing that little things like sponge baths and extra stops on long rides or trips can make a difference.
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Safely Remove Ticks from Your Horse
Don't try to crush or twist, apply baby oil or petroleum, or attack the tick with a lighted match because this may cause the tick to regurgitate blood back into the horse, increasing the risk of infection or disease transmission.
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Research: Effect of Pen Size on Stress Responses of Stall-Housed Horses Receiving One Hour of Daily Turnout
Providing at least 342 m2 ( 3681 square feet) per horse may reduce the chance of injury in horses accustomed to group turnout.
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Should Horses Begin Training While They are Young and Still Growing?
In young horses, tissues (and tendon would be included also) have much greater ability to adapt while young and have the capacity to adapt; once mature, they lose that ability.
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Warning to Horse Owners: Use Caution Mixing Chastetree Berries with Pergolide
Horses on CTB + pergolide had better resolution of the abnormal PPID coat but horses on CTB alone or CTB + pergolide had much higher ACTH levels than on pergolide alone, indicating CTB can interfere with effects of pergolide.