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Horse Health
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Exercise Affects Reproductive Ability in Horses
In the latest issue of the Journal of Animal Science, researchers at Clemson University and the University of Florida examine the impact of exercise on mare reproductive health and embryo transfer. In the study, researchers divided light-horse mares into
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Keep Horses Healthy with Proper Feeding
Horses have a specialized digestive system based on their natural feeding pattern of continuous ingestion of grass and other forage. Variations to this pattern can easily lead to gastrointestinal upsets that can have serious consequences. Problems are mor
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Balancing the Horse's Diet with Performance Demands
Determining the diet that works best for a performance horse is similar to determining what should go into the diet of a human athlete. What, when, and how much is fed is tied to the length and intensity of the work the horse will be asked to do.
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Tips to Maintain Horse Health During Drought
The SUCCEED horse health blog offers some timely information for horse owners that find themselves stymied as to how best to feed and manage their horses during years of drought.
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Horses at Risk during Northern Winter in England and Wales
A British-based international charity estimates 6000 horses are at risk in England and Wales in the depths of the northern winter.
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Humane Society Removes More Horses from Nebraska Farm
The Nebraska Humane Society made another trip to Boone County on Friday and rescued six more horses from a farm there. The horses included two mares with foals the Humane Society felt were most vulnerable. The horses are malnourished, but NHS will be work
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Take Responsibility - Report Horse Abuse and Neglect
Most people that own a horse are responsible and conscientious owners who take care of their animals to the best of their ability. Sometimes, though, we may see animals in a condition or in stabling that might make us wonder.
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Standing MRI System to Serve Equines
Hallmarq Veterinary Equine Imaging is proud to announce their standing MRI system has been selected to expand the extraordinary list of services offered by Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, one of the foremost equine medical centers in the world.
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GAO Addresses Horse Slaughter Problems
A newly released report by the Government Accountability Office addresses the problems inherent in the slaughtering of horses for food and the export of horses to foreign countries such as Canada and Mexico.
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Equine Research and Reproduction Highlighted
The University of Kentucky Equine Initiative will host a UK Equine Showcase Jan. 20 and the 3rd Annual Kentucky Breedersâ Short Course Jan. 21 at the UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Lexington. The UK Equine Showcase is a program highlighting the