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Horse Health
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Five Things Horses Need
Horses are individuals and may need additional nutrients and care, but covering the basics will optimize your horse's foundation for a lifetime of vibrant health.
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Are Your Horses Ready for Winter Weather?
Take time now to think about what your horses will need to thrive during the coldest months of the year.
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Cervical Pole Necrosis of the Equine Placenta in Horses
Based on UKVDL data, cervical pole necrosis is an idiopathic, non-infectious, placental disease that can result in abortion, premature birth, delivery of a weak foal or delivery of a viable foal.
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A New Approach for Treating Kissing Spine in Horses
In horses with spinal impingement causing back pain and behavioral signs (bucking, rearing, refusing jumps), typically more than one vertebrae is affected and the severity of impingement is greater.
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Winter Foot Pain in Metabolic Horses
Horses with cold-induced hoof pain show obvious lameness and often typical laminitis stance, but without bounding pulses or heat in their feet.
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Grand Meadows Cares Series: Building Your Horse From The Ground Up
A timetable for regular trims and re-shoeing if the horse is shod, daily hoof picking and prompt attention to any issues noted is all part of the horse care job.
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Water Woes and Colic Prevention in Horses During Cold Weather
Horse digestive systems operate optimally when forage is always available, and this means water must be available at all times to aid in digestion and avoid blockages.
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Using Diet to Manage Neuromuscular Disorders in Horses
Veterinarians caution against adopting dietary changes without a confirmed veterinary diagnosis since clinical signs displayed by horses with neuromuscular disorders are not necessarily unique to the described conditions.
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Dental Care - A Crucial Aspect of Equine Longevity
Caring for the older horse population is becoming increasingly important, and yearly exams to monitor the comfort of senior horses is critical to providing healthy later chapters in a horse’s long, full life.
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Effective Ways to Manage Joint Pain in Horses
By concentrating high levels of growth factors and anti-inflammatory cytokines, we can provide anti-inflammatory and healing properties to the joints and soft tissues.