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Control Parasites In Your Horse
Horsemenâs Laboratory Tip: Four steps for an effective parasite control program for your horse. Managing Parasites Requires Four-Steps To have an effective worm control program for your horse, four steps are required.
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Horse Dentistry - An Important Commitment
How important are horse dentists? Matt Scogin, an equine dentist, in addressing a 4-H group at the LASU Ag Center, stressed that if a horse's teeth are not floated regularly and taken care of, the horse cannot eat properly leading to health pro
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Reduction in Tendon Renewal Rate in Older Horses
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered that proteins in a commonly-injured tendon are renewed less frequently in older horses, which is likely to lead to an increased risk of tendon injury. The research was published in the Journal of
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BLM Strategy for EVH-1 Outbreak
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs have so far been unaffected by the recent neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak sweeping through Western states, according to a statement issued by the agency on May 26.
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Incidence of Traumatic Horse Injuries Studied
A research project funded by an equine charity in Speen, Buckinghamshire, The Horse Trust, has found that 40% of horses suffered a traumatic injury within the past year with only 13% of injuries occurring during riding exercises, while 62% occurred while
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Wild Mustang Sterilization Program
Horses at the Bureau of Land Management adoption center in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, has started using a new contraception vaccine that officials hope will prevent horses from conceiving for up to five years. Without contraception, the wild horse p
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Laser Therapy Relieves Soreness and Discomfort
For help with the aches and pains of starting young colts and riding every day, Three Time World Champion of Road to the Horse, Chris Cox, uses Multi Radiance Medicalâs MR4 ACTIVet laser to relieve all of his horsesâ soreness and discomfort.
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Morris Animal Foundation Funds Major EVH-1 Research
Amid the national outbreak of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), an airborne virus that has infected at least 41 horses this month, Morris Animal Foundationâfunded researchers continue their work to develop a vaccine to this highly contagious pathogen.
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Arthroscopic Stifle Surgery Performed in China
History was made in Chinese veterinary surgery last month when the first stifle arthroscopy, keyhole procedure, was carried out in a make-shift vet hospital in Shanghai, China, using a gymnastics mat with a system of ropes from the ceiling to move and pos
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Regenerative Stem Cell Therapy for Horses
A Florida company, Stemlogix, a leader in providing veterinarians with innovative regenerative medicine solutions, has introduced a new technique for removing fatty tissue from horses to be used in stem cell treatments. The innovative technique is mini