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Horse Health
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Research Key to Recurrent Airway Obstruction in Horses
 Research into genes in horses that produce a certain protein may lead to treatment for both recurrent airway obstruction in horses and also asthma in people.
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10 Steps to Better Fly Control for Your Horses
Horse owners should be thinking about how best to control the growing swarms of flies and insects that bring annoyance, misery, and diseases to their horses during the summer season.
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Getting the Numbers Correct on Tennessee Walking Horse Abuse
Contrary to two foreign substance violations reported by the Tennessee walking horse industry at the 2012 National Celebration, the USDA's testing revealed that 145 horses out of 190 tested, or 76 percent, were found positive.
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Embedded Halter Successfully Removed from Horse
An embedded halter that had been left on a horse for about eight months was successfully removed in Layton, Utah, by a local veterinarian.
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It's Time To Vaccinate Against Mosquito-borne Horse Diseases
Getting exact statistics for mosquito-borne diseases in horses is difficult, but many state officials say they expect up to four unreported cases for each one confirmed case of West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis.
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Parasites, Pastures and Your Horse
Managing parasites in one horse starts with managing the parasite load of the herd, and managing the parasite load in the herd means managing pastures.
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A New Way of Fly Protection for Vets and Horse Owners
Summer Whinnys have transcended summer fly protection to demonstrate their unique efficacy in wound, sore, and injury protection, especially in hard-to-bandage areas.
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Tevis Cup Challenges Horses, Riders, and Researchers
The Western States Trail Ride, popularly called the Tevis Cup Ride, is the oldest modern day endurance ride In 1955, the late Wendell T. Robie with a party of five horsemen rode the Western States Trail from Squaw Valley to Auburn, proving that horses co
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CDFA Monitoring for Equine Herpes Virus-1 Cases
Although California currently does not have any cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1, alerts with recommendations for participants at equine events are being issued with the hope of preventing more cases this year. California Department of Food and Animal H
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When the Internet Is Not Your Horse's Best Friend
Stories abound in the horse community about horse owners going online for medical information instead of contacting their veterinarian when a horse shows symptoms of being "not quite right." Like urban legends, these stories circulate and recirculate, but