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Obese Riders Cause Misbehavior and Back Pain in Horses
According to Keith Chandler, president of the British Equine Veterinary Association, âA good proportion of our membersâ time is taken up with dealing with lameness and back problems, and a proportion of them will be caused by the wrong riders on the w
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Adequan® Now Being Shipped to Vets by Luitpold
Adequan® IM and IA are the only polysulfated glycosaminoglycan approved by the FDA for the treatment of non-infectious degenerative and/or traumatic joint dysfunction and associated lameness in horses.
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Restricting Your Horse's Forage Is Incredibly Stressful - Advice from Dr. Getty
Stress = Obesity. Thatâs right. Stress is keeping your horse fat. And the main source of stress for most horses? Restricting forage.
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Latest West Nile Virus Activity in California
Horsemen are encouraged to contact their veterinarians for West Nile Virus vaccination recommendations and AAEP recommends an annual WNV booster since there is little downside to vaccinating horses even this late in the WNV season.
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Horse Grazing Muzzle Limits Grass While Allowing Water Access
Deluxe Grazing Muzzles are recommended by equine health professionals to prevent, as well as treat, laminitis, founder, obesity, colic and other diet-related diseases..
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Webcast: Importance of Forage for Your Horse
Karen Waite, Equine Extension Specialist will discuss just why forage is important, and what the alternatives are when weather or other issues make forage hard to come by on Sept 17, 2013.
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Kissing - A Gateway for Infection Between Horse and Human?
A UK veterinarian is warning about the dangers of kissing horses because a number of infections including MRSA, ringworm, salmonella and Clostridium difficile can infect both people and horses.
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Tips for a Healthier Fall Season for Your Horse
As fall approaches horse owners can keep horses healthy and fit with attention to forage, water, and hoof care.
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Research - Key to Viruses Affecting Horses and Humans?
Although 70 percent of new viral diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, West Nile and SARS, are infections that cross from animals into humans known as zoonoses, researchers say their estimate is the first to project number of viruses among any wildlife species.
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Lameness Continues as Major Problem in UK Horses and Ponies
Results from the Blue Cross National Equine Health Survey (NEHS), have revealed lameness as the most common syndrome affecting the UK's horses and ponies.