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Horse Health
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A Little Attention Now Makes Life Better for Horses
With the coming of the fall season, this is the perfect time to focus on preventative health care for your horse. Internal parasites become active again this time of year as it cools and can proliferate in pastures. Make sure to perform a fecal egg count
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Test Available for Lavendar Foal Syndrome in Arabian Horses
The Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University is now offering a genetic test for Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS). Lavendar Foal Syndrome is a fatal disease of newborn Arabian foals, particularly those of Egyptian Arabian breeding.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Risk In Breeding Horses
Horse owners realize that breeding horses is not what it was 20, even 10 years ago. Now it is nothing to call someone on the other side of the world and through the wonders of artificial insemination (AI), have fresh, cooled or frozen semen or embryos on
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Avoid Trees that Are Toxic to Horses at Spring Planting Time
With cold weather easing in many areas, horse owners often begin planting trees in areas where horses are kept. Unfortunately, some trees and plants are toxic to horses and steps should be taken to avoid having these trees near horses.
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Acupuncture and Chiropractic Treatment Get Horse Moving Again
According to Ben Baugh, staff writer for the Aiken Standard, the use of accupuncture and chiropractic treatment have been successful in returning a horse to full health and a normal level of activity.
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Is Blood Analysis A Sound Approach to Horse Nutrition?
Many horse owners are concerned about how effective their feeding programs are in providing the nutrients their horses need to maintain good health and a high level of performance. Sometimes, concerned horse owners fall victim to advertising that suggests
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Increase in Cases of Lyme Disease in Horses Predicted
The potential for more cases of Lyme disease in both humans and horses is increased during fall weather when horses, riders, and hunters are spending more time on trails where infestations of ticks are increasing this year.
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Do Horses Develop Dementia?
With today's horses living much longer than previously, researchers are beginning to address the physical and mental health issues that develop with longevity.
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Importance of Dental Care for Better Horse Health
An article written by Angela Hawker, DVM, of Cambridge Equine Hospital explains the importance of dental care for horses and points out that by the time a horse begins to loose weight, drop feed, or show other signs of dental problems, any issues with the
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For Your Horse: Blood Tests for Life
We humans think nothing of having our blood drawn once a year to have a âscreenâ of tests run in order to give us an accurate account of where some of our important baseline ânumbersâ stand.