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Horse Health
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Protect Your Horse from Strangles
Good horse management techniques are necessary to prevent the spread of strangles through contaminated water buckets, brushes, stalls, fences, and other surfaces in stable and pasture areas.
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Series of Webinars for Horse Owners and Professionals
This series of webinars by The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center’s popular Tuesday Talks for horse owners and professionals will cover a number of horse-health related topics.
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Beware of External Parasite Health Threats to Horses during Cold Weather
External parasites such as mites are not only a nuisance, but can also be a source of serious health threats to horses during cold winter weather.
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Fever in Horses
Fever occurs with most infections, so fever in itself doesn’t tell us what’s wrong with the horse.
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Recognize and Assess Lameness in Horses in a Whole New Way
Many horse owners and equine veterinarians find it difficult to visually decipher lameness, leading to inaccurate diagnostic work.
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Five Top Ways to Control Mud in Horse Pastures and Paddocks
Mud is not only a nuisance, but it is a safety and health hazard for horses because it contains bacteria that can cause diseases and can also lead to injuries like bowed tendons.
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Prevent Hypothermia and Other Cold Related Conditions in Your Horse
When horses become wet as the result of winter storms, they experience not only an increased energy demand, but the potential for hypothermia.
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Four Priorities for Maintaining Healthy Horses during Winter Weather
For the majority of horses, cold weather does not mean coming in from the cold, but rather being assisted to withstand the cold.
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Horse Health Stories Are a Haygain Highlight
Horses were designed to wander for most of the day, eating bits and pieces along the way and that lifestyle results in a healthy, diverse balance of bacteria in the gut.
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Metal Shoes, Hoof Pads , Boots or Barefoot: Which Works Best for Horses in Winter
Winter may be time to rehabilitate horse hoofs from the effects of metal shoes and hoof boots can be a useful, practical and no-nonsense tool.