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Horse Health
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Amount of Pasture Time Is Important to Horse Health
As warm weather approaches and pastures turn lush and green, gradually introducing horses to spring pastures can help prevent diseases and conditions related to nutrition and diet, including colic and laminitis.
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Improving Horse Health During Fall Months
Kauffmanâs Animal Health, a leader in the animal health industry for over 30 years would like to remind you to observe your horse carefully during seasonal and/or weather changes. As fall quickly approaches pastures will be experiencing a flush of growt
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Student Researches Best Age for Vaccinating Foals
A Kansas State University veterinary medicine student is investigating ways to improve horse vaccinations and defend them against pathogen challenges at an early age.
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Horses Rescued from Rescue Operation
Two owners of an Ogdenburg horse rescue operation have been charged with twenty-two counts of animal neglect for not providing food and water to the horses, donkeys, ponies, sheep, and goats at their rented property where they maintain their Last Chance C
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FOSH Presents Anti-soring Information
Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH) announced that its President, Lori Northrup, made an anti-soring presentation to a gathering of veterinarians at the University of Pennsylvaniaâs Veterinary New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, PA earlier this month.
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Sunlight Delivers Vitamin D for Horse Health
Sunlight Delivers the Vitamin D Message for Your Horseâs Health, By Dr. Juliet Getty, Getty Equine Nutrition LLC.
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Renewed Controversy Over Foal Imprinting
New studies challenge the idea that imprinting is beneficial to the foal. Studies in France, published in Developmental Psychobiology and the Journal of Comparative Psychology, examined the idea that imprinting is beneficial to foals.
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Pulsed Electromagnetic Devices Pose Health Risks
Electromagnetic products are not new to the horse world, however a few years ago unconfined, high-voltage devices were introduced. Staff and therapists need to be properly informed as to the potential health risks prior to using these devices.
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AYHC Reminds Horse Owners to Consider Cold Weather Needs
Itâs autumnâtime for all around winter prep, and that includes your horses. The American Youth Horse Council reminds every horse owner or caretaker that cold, wet weather brings additional considerations for the well-being of our equines.
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Make Sure Your Foal Is Off to a Good Start
After nearly a year of waiting, itâs finally here! Your new foal has hobbled into the world. Do you know which vaccinations your gangly new friend needs to help stay healthy?