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Horse Health
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Don't Forget Your Horse's Dental Check-up
If you are like most people, you probably dislike going to the dentist, but donât let that stop you from getting timely dental care for your horse. The way that horses chew, grinding their teeth, up to forty-thousand times a day as they munch on stemmy
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Keeping Horses Healthy in Cold Weather
With the arrival of cold weather, many horse owners find it convenient to stall their horses for longer periods of time to protect them from the cold, make feeding more convenient, make getting to them easier, and to keep horses warmer when weather condit
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Race Horse Died of Natural Causes
A necropsy done on a horse that died before a race last month at The Meadows Racetrack indicates that she succumbed to natural causes.
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Oklahoma State University Takes Horse Dentistry Seriously
The Center for Veterinary Sciences provides an over view of the equine dentistry program at Oklahoma State University. Unlike courses at other schools that âteachâ equine dentistry to lay people, Oklahoma State University graduates receive a compreh
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Equine Guelph Colic eWorkshop Begins Today!
Equine Guelph will be kicking off the new year 2013 by announcing an eWorkshop designed to help horse owners understand colic and take preventative measures to reduce the risk of this #1 horse killer by following good stable management practices.
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HSUS Asks Court to Uphold Laws Protecting Horses from Soring
The Humane Society of the United States filed a friend-of-the-court brief with a federal court in Texas, asking the court to uphold much-needed regulations issued by the United States Department of Agriculture to strengthen enforcement of the Horse Protec
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Standing MRI Avoids Anesthesia so Horses Return to Showtime Sooner
It's been fast and furious from day one at Advanced Equine Imaging of Wellington, with over 100 horses in total coming through the clinic for advanced diagnostics since the grand opening in January. After all, for top equestrians with a lame horse,
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Merial Launches Osteoarthritis Web Site for Horse Owners
With equine osteoarthritis (OA) having a major impact on the horse industry and sometimes determining the level of performance for many riders and their equine companions, understanding and being able to treat the pain and inflammation associated with equ
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Horse Quarantine Lifted at HITS Ocala Show Grounds
HITS is pleased to announce that the quarantine that has been in effect at the HITS Ocala show grounds for the past three weeks will be lifted Wednesday morning, March 13, in time for the season finale. On Wednesday at 8:00 a.m., restrictions on horses en
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Getting Your Foal Off to a Healthy Start
For a horse owner, nothing is as exciting and challenging as the birth of a new foal. Being prepared and knowing what to expect helps the owner to remain calm and collected, which in turn helps both the mare and the new foal.