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Horse Health
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Reproduction Facilities Open at UK Equine Campus
A grand opening celebration for University of Kentuckyâs Equine Reproduction Facilities was held Feb. 2 at UKâs Maine Chance Equine Campus. The celebration recognized the generosity of supporters who funded the remodeling.Â
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Make Sure Horses Have Fresh Water Supply
Having a supply of fresh drinking water for your horses is important year round, but during hot summer weather it is critical to their health and well-being. Different horse farms and locations may have different sources of water including streams, po
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Horses Euthanized Because of Temperament
The British Ministry of Defense is under fire from animal rights groups after admitting that it put down healthy horses simply for having a "bad temperament."
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Ponies Die Carrying Pilgrims to Cave
About 143 ponies have died while ferrying pilgrims to the Amarnath cave shrine in the first 28 days of the pilgrimage, mostly because of getting entangled in razor-wires laid by the security forces. There is more to this. More than 5,800 ponies are critic
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AAEP Cautions Horse Owners: Follow Biosecurity Guidelines
Following  AAEP Biosecurity Guidelines will help reduce risk of infectious disease transmission during breeding season.
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AQHA and Pfizer Equine Vaccination Recommendations
The American Quarter Horse Association as corporate partner with Pfizer is recommending that horse owners help ensure that their horses are adequately protected against disease exposure risks in their particular region.
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Lipid Nutrition for Horses
Omega Fields® and Kristina Hiney, Ph.D., are pleased to release a series of articles discussing lipid nutrition for horses. The series discusses how fat is digested and handled in the equine, the types of fats fed to horses, and the many beneficial effec
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British Horse Rescues Struggling to Meet Demand
The number of horses suffering from abuse or neglect has risen dramatically in the past year, according to the charity World Horse Welfare. One of the factors causing this is that people are struggling in the current economic climate and the price of feed
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Researchers Successful in Sequencing Quarter Horse Genome
Researchers at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences along with collaborators from the College of Agriculture and life Sciences and the Texas AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Center have successfully managed the sequencing t
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Horses Providing Ferry Power in India
Horses at Alibaug beach navigate their way through waist-deep seawater to ferry tourists to the Kolaba fort in what as seen by horse lovers as a cruel practice as the horses are forced to ferry tourists through waist-deep sea water to and from the fort.