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Horse Health
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Grazing the Metabolic Horse
Allowing metabolic horses to graze is always Russian roulette, so turnout for exercise, but with a muzzle that prevents grazing, is the safest alternative.
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Bring Peace and Comfort to Your Horse During Fly Season
Not only do flies annoy horses, riders and stable managers, they can carry serious disease that puts the horse's well-being at risk.
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All Carbs Matter in Equine Metabolic Syndrome
The first step in the management of a horse with metabolic syndrome is the controlled simple carbohydrate diet - 10% or less combined sugar and starch.
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Methionine Supplementation May Be Crucial for Horses
Methionine is a structural amino acid which is found in all body proteins and is also required for building proteins in the horse's body.
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Is It Colic or Rabies? Similar Symptoms Create a Dilemma for Horse Owners and Veterinarians
Our first priority in our vaccination program is to protect the horse from diseases they can die from.
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Innovative Research on Equine Lameness and Equine Conditioning Tips
Research on Intra Articular therapies in horses utilizes direct injection into the joint as a targeted therapy but cautions against injections used for maintenance or as a preventative measure.
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Recognizing Equine PPID (Cushing’s Disease) Symptoms
Recognizing the early clinical signs of Equine PPID is important because the sooner you begin treatment, the easier it is to manage the symptoms.
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Topline Loss - How Nutrition Can Help Your Horse
The horse relies on a diet that is sufficient in quality protein to maintain a healthy, strong topline.
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UC Davis Equine Veterinary Specialists Come Together to Heal a Horse
Two separate conditions initially concerned Armstrong and set Cooper (the horse) back a few months, but ultimately, he emerged a much healthier, happier horse.
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What Vaccines Does Your Horse Need?
All horses should receive annual vaccination against the five core diseases: rabies, West Nile virus, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, and tetanus.