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Horse Health
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How a Horse's Foot Works
The equine foot is a mechanical marvel of joints, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, blood vessels and bone encased within a horny capsule that is vital to the horse.
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Lameness LAB - What Causes Lameness? Equine Guelph's Important Tool of the Month
Lameness has been categorized as any alteration in the gait of a horse and can be caused by any number of issues and can manifest itself in many ways.
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More than Winter Pastures Needed for Horse Nutrition during Winter Weather
Feeding horses is costly; not feeding horses is more costly.
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Coronavirus in Horses
It would be possible to get the coronavirus 19 from a horse if an infected human coughed droplets onto a horse's coat and a human then got those droplets on his hands and became infected.
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Pitfalls of Fecal Checks for Parasites in Horses
The rationale for horse fecal checks is to slow the emergence of resistance to current dewormer drugs, but unfortunately, there's a downside - increasing levels of large strongyle, S. vulgaris.
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Safe Supplements For EMS/IR and Cushing’s Horses
There is some evidence in horses (and a lot more in humans) that high protein intakes and specific amino acids may trigger an insulin response.
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Feeding Horses in Winter
Always check the horse's body condition every two weeks in winter, making sure to actually feel through the coat to assess fat coverage over the ribs.
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The Case of a Mysterious Cough in a Young Horse
Canadian veterinarian reports happy ending to a respiratory odyssey of unknown origins in a homebred 4-year-old named Louis.
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The Facts About Feeding Straw to Equines
Feeding straw results in a small reduction in calories but a much higher loss of protein, vitamins, and fermentability compared to feeding hay.
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Beware of External Parasite Health Threats to Horses during Cold Weather
External parasites such as mites are not only a nuisance, but can also be a source of serious health threats to horses during cold winter weather.