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Horse Health
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Three Louisiana Horses Test Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Hot and wet conditions exacerbated by storms such as Hurricane Laura have increased the number of mosquitoes that could be carrying viral horse diseases.
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Hoof Care for a Horse with Laminitis and or Founder - Informative New Article Available on EquiMed.com
Founder is a nautical term meaning sink, so when the coffin bone rotates or sinks inside the hoof capsule, when the hoof bone bond fails, founder is a sequela (result) of severe laminitis.
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Hoof Care Top Tips, Myth Busters and Finding the Balance
You need to trim each foot to be in balance and not trim to make them look the same or to a fit a specific measurement.
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ColiCare™ Provides Peace of Mind When It Matters Most
SmartPak's colic surgery reimbursement program offers one horse owner the opportunity to save her best friend.
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Quality of Life for the Overweight, Insulin-Resistant Horse
If your horse's history is one where he has not had a steady supply of forage 24/7, often for years on end, the impact on his metabolism and his brain is very tough to reverse.
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Equine Diet and Laminitis - No Link to Fructan
There are no magic-bullet supplements to protect from laminitis - only an appropriate basic diet can help.
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AAEP Publishes Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection and Lyme Disease Guidelines
Despite the high prevalence of exposure and seropositivity to B. burgdorferi in horses residing in endemic regions, confirming clinical Lyme disease remains a diagnostic challenge.
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Keeping Your Horse Cool During Summer Heat
When working or being ridden, your horse gets hotter much faster than you do and is more susceptible to the negative effects of heat stress.
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Risk-based Horse Diseases - Summer Considerations for Horse Owners
Your veterinarian will help you decide what vaccines are essential for your horse, when they should be administered and at what frequency to help provide optimal immunity.
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Six Ways to Help Horses Stay Safe and Comfortable During Hot Weather
When humidity is high and sweat no longer evaporates to cool the skin, horses are prone to heat exhaustion and heat stroke which can be extremely dangerous.