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Horse Health
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Six Tips to Keep Horses Healthy as Cold Weather Arrives
When horses and other animals become wet as the result of winter storms, they experience not only an increased energy demand, but the potential for hypothermia also becomes a concern.
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Preparing for Winter
Horses enjoy cold weather and the relaxation that winter brings, but it takes more than hay to keep them healthy during the colder months.
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Timely Suggestions for Keeping Horse Pastures Safe as Fall Arrives
Fall weather means changing conditions in pastures and horse owners are urged to make sure their pastures are clear of excess leaves and toxic plants that may endanger horse health.
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2014 Equine West Nile Virus Update: Fourteen Confirmed Equine Cases in California
Clinical signs of West Nile Virus may cause a wide range of clinical illness ranging from mildâ flu-likeâ signs to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) that may be fatal to both humans and horses.
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Your Horse's Legs: Common Injuries and How We Can Treat Them
Every year riders are plagued with limb injuries to their equine partners. Sometimes this is a small blip in the training schedule, other times it spells the end of a competitive season.
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NSC and ACTH - Double Trouble in the Fall
Horses are more likely to suffer from laminitis in the fall than any other time of year for two reasons - high non-structural carbohydrates from cooler nighttime temperatures and increased blood ACTH secretion from the pituitary gland.
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Veterinarians Recommend Vaccine for Potentially Fatal Disease in Horses
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is completely preventable with a vaccination, and since immunity only lasts between six and 12 months, owners are encouraged to have their horses vaccinated every spring and fall.
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New Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Reported in New York
A second horse in Oneida County has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis following the death of a year and a half old horse from the Town of Vienna that died from the virus last weekend.
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Disaster Preparedness for Horse Owners
September is National Preparedness Month, so it is a good time for horse owners to make sure their horses are included in disaster plans to make sure horses remain calm and safe.
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Transitioning to Hay? Dr. Getty's Advice to Help Avoid Colic
To prevent digestive health problems, be consistently consistent with your horseâs care and feeding, make slow [no-glossary]transitions, and allow your horse to be a horse.