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Horse Health
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Can You Catch the Flu from Your Horse?
If your horse is sick with the flu, take biosafety precautions such as washing hands and clothes or equipment that came in contact with that horse, as soap will kill influenza viruses.
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October Infectious Horse Disease Update from Equine Disease CC
Although cooler fall weather has arrived in many areas, horses throughout the USA continue to be stricken with serious infectious diseases.
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Osteochrondrosis - A Cause of Lameness in Young Horses
Osteochondrosis is a manifestation of developmental orthopedic disease widely recognized in young horses across many breeds
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Five Tips to Make Your Senior Horse Winter Ready
Make sure your senior horse is in the best shape possible and has additional physical and nutritional support to get him through the winter.
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Michigan State University Extension Presents Fall Horse Workshops
With one of the best veterinary medicine programs in the world, Michigan State University, through their Extension program, makes up-to-date information and programs available to horse owners nationwide
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Fall Changes Contribute to Horse Colic
Changes in diet and stabling often occur at the same time as changes in weather and activity levels and these changes can impact your horse's risk of colic.
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Skin Diseases and Lameness Top UK Horse Health Concerns
A study conducted by Blue Cross and the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) revealed the top disease trends of lameness and skin disease in horses remain consistent with previous years.
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Fruits are Fabulous, Even for Insulin Resistant Horses!
Why not add the real thing? Fruit tastes a lot better and is chock full of antioxidants and other valuable nutrients that can have a powerful impact on your horse’s health.
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Controlling Parasites in Horses, Without Contributing to Resistance
Because every horse is unique, horse owners are encouraged to work with their veterinarian to perform an annual fecal egg count test to determine their horse’s parasite levels and efficacy of treatment.
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Keeping Your Horse's Respiratory System Working Well
During exercise when horses begin to breathe hard, the soft tissues overlying the nasal passages are sucked in causing resistance to airflow into the lungs resulting in negative pressures within the lungs.