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  • Tips for Winterizing Your Horse

    Horses need special attention once winter weather arrives, especially in locations where it is cold, wet, and windy. For most horses, cold weather does not mean coming in from the cold, but being assisted to withstand the cold as comfortably as possible.Â

    Flossie Sellers - November 8, 2011 14:40

  • Battle the Bugs as Warm Weather Arrives

    Spring is in full swing and we look forward to long sunny days shared with our equine companions. Unfortunately, the warmer weather also brings pesky mosquitoes, black flies, ticks and fleas.

    Flossie Sellers - May 24, 2011 14:43

  • Study Reveals Veterinary Challenges

    What does the future hold for veterinary medicine?  Are colleges of veterinary medicine (CVMs) preparing students to meet society’s changing needs? And if needs are changing, how can academic veterinary medicine respond?

    Flossie Sellers - June 25, 2012 11:17

  • Caring for Your Horse During Cold Weather

    An article prepared by Dr. Robert A. Mowrey, Extension Horse Husbandry Specialist at the University of Arizona gives valuable tips about caring for horses during cold weather. Proper feeding and watering, housing, and care of horses during cold weather ca

    Flossie Sellers - November 11, 2011 08:19

  • Tropical Storm Brings Problems for Horse Owners

    With the National Hurricane Center reporting that torrential rains and flooding will continue for the next several days across parts of the Florida Panhandle and north Florida, horse owners are scrambling to keep their horses out of flooded areas and prot

    Flossie Sellers - June 26, 2012 10:42

  • Free EEE Vaccinations Sponsored by NY State Senator

    New York State Senator Patty Ritchie has announced she’s sponsoring two, no-cost Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) vaccine clinics for horses this week. The New Haven clinic will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday June 29 at the New Haven Highway Department on

    Flossie Sellers - June 26, 2012 11:19

  • New Feed for Miniature Horses and Ponies

    Purina® has introduced a new Feed for Miniature Horses and Ponies. The new feed is specially formulated to meet the unique nutritional needs of miniature horses and ponies.

    Flossie Sellers - May 26, 2011 16:57

  • Pfizer Forms Partnership to Advance Equine Research

    Pfizer Animal Health and The Hippolia Foundation — a network of leading French equine institutions — have formed a strategic partnership to advance equine health through research and educational programs.

    Flossie Sellers - June 26, 2012 11:38

  • AAEP Providing Relief Funds

    Relief organizations responding to equine emergencies in the aftermath of a series of destructive storms this spring are eligible for funding from the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation.

    Flossie Sellers - May 30, 2011 10:23

  • Free Vet Treatment for Colorado Wildfire Horse Victims

    Veterinarians from the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital have come to the aid of livestock victims of the northern Colorado wildfire. Led by Dr. Brian Miller, the[no-glossary] team has seen about 150 horses plus many alpacas, llamas,

    Flossie Sellers - June 27, 2012 11:09

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