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Horse Health
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Research Shows High Obesity Rate in Pleasure Horses
Edited Press Release At least one in five horses used for leisure are overweight or obese. It's a condition which can [no-glossary]lead to laminitis and equine metabolic syndrome.
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Emaciated Animals Seized in Idaho
Describing the scene as one of the worst in their memory, animal welfare workers and authorities seized nearly 100 emaciated and dehydrated animals from a ranch near Boise, Idaho, after Sheriff's deputies and state Department of Agriculture offici
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Equestrian Olympics 2012
AÂ veternarian surgeon from the University of Liverpool will be lending his expertise to the equestrian team at the London 2012 Olympics. Peter Bowling, clinical director of the Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital, has been appointed as an equine vet
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Horses at Risk in Dunsink Ireland
The Dunsink area of Dublin is an area that is not conducive to the health of horses. There are about 60 horses on the 160-acre site which is a very unsuitable environment for horses," said welfare trust spokeswoman Sharon Newsome. "There is limited
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What's Next for Retired Thoroughbred?
A group has been formed in South Florida to help in the retirement, retraining and placement of horses at the end of their racing careers. The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association has formed the group, called TRAC, with the
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Mutation for Cerebellar Abiotrophy Discovered
Geneticists in the US have identified a mutation that is associated with equine cerebellar abiotrophy (CA), a neurological condition found mainly in Arabian horses. The potential causative mutation involves two overlapping candidate genes that are
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Montana Horses at Risk
The Yellowstone County Attorney's Office has filed five primary misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and five alternative counts against James Leachman, the owner of approximately 450 horses in Billings, Montana. The lives of the starving
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BLM Controversy Over Sanctuary Ranch
According to a statement released by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director Bob Abbey to the Associated Press on January 21, the BLM would not accept Madeleine Pickens' proposed plan to create a wild horse sanctuary in Nevada.
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Cold Weather Warning: Toxins in Horse Feed
With winter weather and less grass and hay available in pastures, many horse owners turn to grain and hay purchased from various sources to feed their horses. It pays to get all horse feed from reputable sources that use quality control from harvest to
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Recall of Family Farm Horse Feed
Manna Pro Products, LLC is voluntarily recalling a single lot (1006) of Family Farm Complete Horse 10 horse feed, UPC 0 95668 90151 6, packaged in 40 lb. bags because it may contain monensin sodium (Rumensin). Monensin sodium is a medication approved f