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Horse Health
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Nutritional Options for Boosting Your Horse's Immune System
Supplementation to improve or support immune function can stimulate or help regulate the horse's immune reactions.
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Soak Then Steam - Consider Your Horse's Health
A post-soak steam is the healthiest routine for horses on low non-structural carbohydrate diets.
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Caring for our Senior Horses' Hooves
Challenges with stiff joints, laminitis and hoof issues are more common as horses age and tasks that used to be easy, like when the farrier asked them to hold up their legs for a hoof inspection, their geriatric legs now say otherwise.
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UC Davis Researchers Identify Genetic Mutation Related to Equine Eye Cancer
A genetic mutation in horses has been identified that should help identify horses that are at risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the eye and enable horse owners to make informed breeding decisions.
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Dr. Juliet Getty Speaks on Transitioning to Winter Feeding on Monty Roberts' Horsemanship Radio
Join Dr. Getty for guidance on the best ways to keep horses warm, and in good flesh, while protecting them against colic that often occurs in cold weather.
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Q & A Session with Dr. Juliet Getty on a Variety of Important Equine Nutrition Topics
Casie Bazay, writer for The Naturally Healthy Horse, recently interviewed Dr. Juliet Getty on highly-relevant nutrition topics such as Cannabidiol (an essential component of medical marijuana) and Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Laminitis.
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Is Your Horse Too Skinny or Too Fat? Body Scoring Has the Answer
Being too thin or too heavy can affect your horse's health, fertility and performance.
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Research Study on Diagnostics for Equine Osteoarthritis of the Neck
Clinical signs of osteoarthritis in the neck include atrophy/muscle wasting, stiff neck, difficulty when ridden, and sometimes front limb lameness.
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Protecting Your Horse from Effects of Muddy Paddocks
Not only does mud encourage bacterial and fungal infections, like thrush, but the poor footing can also put stress on joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons.
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Winter Foals Are Smaller than Foals Born in Summer
Researchers have demonstrated that seasonal changes have a strong influence on pregnancy and fetal development in mares and foals.