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Feeding Trial Shows Effects of Adding Fat to Horse's Diet
With the arrival of cold weather, many horse owners consider how to increase the caloric intake of some of their horses by adding additional fat calories, especially those horses that tend to hard keepers or horses that score 4 or below on the body condit
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Biosecurity Protocols Updated at Florida Equestrian Center
Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) announces that they have updated information regarding biosecurity protocols for the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC).Â
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Horsemen's Lab At Conference on Equine Infectious Diseases
Dr. John Byrd of Horsemen's Lab will attend the 9th International Conference on Equine Infectious Diseases hosted by the University of Kentucky's Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The conference runs from October 21â
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No Horsing Around - Dental Care for Equine Health
When horse owners think about providing for their horse's needs, dental care probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. However, equine dental problems can lead to unacceptable behavior, oral abscess and even nutritional issues.
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Road to the Horse Welcomes Platinum Performance
Road to the Horse is proud to welcome Platinum Performance, Inc. into their sponsorship lineup as the event heads to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY for the very first time.
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Why Feeding Horses Cattle Feed Is Not Okay
During hard economic times, finding enough feed for a horse may be difficult for some horse owners. The temptation may be there to let a horse eat feed that is not meant for horses such as cattle feed or feed or grain intended for poultry or other animals
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Scientists Verify Fact that Snakes Harbor Eastern Equine Virus
In a follow-up to previous research, a group of scientists at the University of South Florida and Auburn have established that, in fact, snakes are a source for the mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis virus that kills horses and humans.
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Tips on Dealing with Damp Hooves on Horses
Fall, followed closely by wet winter weather is here in many areas and that means dealing with rain, slush, snow and a lot of wet hooves on horses and other equines.
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Equine Hoof Study Needs Your Help
In the last decade, thousands of veterinarians, farriers and horse owners have come to realize that better nutrition, trimming, correct movement, environment, and improved protective devices can cause dramatic and positive changes to the equine foot--not
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When Spring Allergies Strike Your Horse
Spring allergies tend to strike horses as soon as the weather begins to warm. With any allergy, a horse becomes sensitized to the offender - usually a protein of some sort. While initial contact may not cause any obvious problem, repeated exposures lead t