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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
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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.