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Horse Health
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Add a Serving of Caution to the Tender Spring Grass
âRegardless of the growth stage, quantities should be monitored because horses crave fresh grass and will eat volumes of it.â
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Equine Lameness and Your Horse: Prevention Is the Best Medicine
âEquine lameness is the most costly health problem in the equine industry in regards to the price of medical treatment and for time lost to rest.â
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Easy Does It with Turnout Time for Horses on Lush Green Pastures
âGradually introducing horses to spring pastures helps prevent diseases related to nutrition and diet, including colic and laminitis.â
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Researchers Break Down Horses' IBH Reactions to Horse Flies
âIn a pioneering study, researchers from the Netherlands have determined that insect bites can cause some horses to respond with inflammation and itching while others react with cellular-level defense mechanisms.â
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How to Assess a Horse's Health and Welfare - Free Webcast
âThis webcast will help participants learn and apply equine welfare principles that lead to improvements in the care and management of horses and participants will be introduced to current advances in equine welfare science and to valuable resources rel
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Springtime Laminitis: Management Tips to Reduce Your Horse's Risk
âThe amount of fermentable carbohydrates, including fructans, in lush horse pastures often overwhelms the gastrointestinal tract, escaping digestion in the small intestine and passing to the hindgut.â
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AAEP Panel Examines Possible Research Paths for EIPH Treatment for Horses
âAn AAEP-hosted meeting of experts in the fields of equine EIPH, pulmonary and cardiac physiology, lung pathology and human sports medicine met to identify future research priorities for better horse health.â
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Skills Training of Veterinarian Students Using Simulators to Replace Horses Proves Effective
âResearchers have demonstrated that simulator-based training can be extremely efficient to achieve learning outcomes in veterinary gynecology involving horses.â
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Why is Colic so Common in Domestic Horses?
âKnowledge is the best defense when more than 80% of horse colic cases are management related due to a huge departure from horses' natural feeding and activity patterns, placing them at a higher risk of digestive issues that can lead to colic.â
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How to Choose the Best Hay for Your Horse
âA good place to start your search for quality hay is with your county extension agency or state agricultural department. Generally, they know who the hay growers in your area are, and what the quality of each grower's hay is.â