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Horse Health
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Grand Meadows Cares Series: Do You Really Understand Your Horse’s Digestive System?
Sadly, until an Equus is in real trouble health wise, the horse owner is often ambivalent about checking out the details of the horse’s alimentary canal and how it actually works.
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Why You Shouldn’t Feed Grain In The Horse Travel Trailer
While munching on hay during a trailer ride can help a horse’s digestion, feeding grain on the road is a bad idea.
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Protect Your Horses from Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis This Spring
Mosquitoes that have become infected by feeding on virus-carrying birds are responsible for transmitting diseases to other birds, horses and people.
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Grand Meadows Cares Series: Is Your Equine Feed Supplement Bucket List Too Long?
Treating symptoms is rarely the answer to solving a medical issue long term since an equine’s metabolic processes can quickly become unbalanced if feed supplements are used without care and attention.
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Spring Forward Horse Health With Vaccinations
Reactions that horses develop to a vaccine are due to the horse’s immune system responding to the vaccine and they are generally mild, self-limiting and often don’t require treatment.
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Eastern Tent Caterpillars Make Their 2024 Kentucky Debut
Caterpillars’ hairs, especially their cuticles, embed in the lining of the mare’s gut leading to bacterial infections that can adversely affect the fetus and placenta by breaching the gut’s protective barrier.
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Keeping Your Horse's Wellness Top Of Mind
Veterinarians partner with the ColiCare Program to help protect horses and their owners.
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Grand Meadows Cares Series: Will Equine Gastric Ulcers Blight Your Show Season Success?
While the only way to know if your horse is suffering with gastric ulcers is an endoscopic exam, subtle signs such as a poor appetite and decreased performance may be indicators of EGUS.
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Researchers Developing Electroarthrography to Predict Cartilage Quality in Horses
Healthy cartilage ensures joints can move without pain and has an important role preventing wear and tear on bone.
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Your Horse Vaccination Program May Be Impacted by Climate Change
Core vaccines usually include vaccines that protect against fatal diseases including tetanus, Eastern equine encephalitis, rabies and West Nile virus as well as other diseases.