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Horse Health
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Horse Owners Beware: Tick Season Has Arrived
â...people and animals face ongoing tick problems as ticks become more active in warmer weather and more people are out and about. It is not uncommon to remove four or five ticks each day from a pet, especially horses and ourselvesâ.
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Equine Conditioning Is Not a "One Size Fits All"
No matter the discipline, proper conditioning is a key element toward enhancing your horse's athletic performance and its ability to endure the activity without succumbing to injury or health problems.
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The Sanctuary's Advanced Equine Therapies Seminar - A Smashing Success
Attendees learned how much the laser can help in maintaining athletes during training and in preventing injuries and also about regenerative therapies like stem cell and Autologous Concentrated Serum which complement many of the services provided to impro
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Better Methods of Diagnosis for Ataxia Could Save Horse's Lives
A recent study shows that at least one in 100 horses at some point in its life will lose the ability to control its gait as a result of developing the neurological disorder ataxia.
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"Lessons Learned from Recent Equine Herpesvirus-1 Outbreaks" Free Webcast
This live webcast will give a review of Equine herpesvirus-1 myeloencephalopathy and highlight new developments in the epidemiological, therapeutic and preventive fields.
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UC Davis Publishes Summary of Nutrition Recommendations for Horses
In their Spring 2014 Horse Report, UC Davis has published its latest summary of nutrition recommendations to help horse owners maximize the health of their horses and maintain fitness and well being for horses of all ages.
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Equine Guelph Cites Important Health Tips for Horse Owners
In their latest seasonal health flash, Equine Guelph reminds horse owners of ways they can help keep their equines healthy in spite of weather and environmental conditions related to the spring season.
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Dr Getty's April Tip: It's Not Just Sugar That Raises Insulin - Poor Quality Protein Can, Too!
When only one source of protein is fed, such as one type of grass, this is considered to be âpoor quality protein,â meaning there is not enough amino acid variety for the cells to combine into useful body proteins.
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KER Nutrition Supports Older Horses in Top Competition
KER also provides nutrition solutions for horses of every type, discipline, and age. In fact, some of KERâs greatest nutrition success stories are horses competing at the top levels well into their teens and even 20s.
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Pasture Associated Laminitis Prevention Strategies Webcast Coming March 25
In this webinar the relationship between pasture consumption, horse-type and laminitis will be discussed in the context of strategies aimed at preventing pasture-associated laminitis