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Horse Health
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Prevent the Heat from Affecting the Health of Your Horse
During hot summer weather, horses and other equines face temperatures that can lead to heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and possible fatalities.
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New Twist Added to Decades of Sea Otter Research and a Parasite Affecting Horses
S. neurona may be most familiar to horse owners, as the cause of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, or EPM and UC Davis developed the diagnostic test for the disease in horses.
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New Case of Easterm Equine Encephalitis Found in New York
Public Health Dept. warns of eastern equine encephalitis found in Rossie-area horse in St Lawrence County, New York.
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3-D Printing Research Creates Model of Equine Neck for Veterinary Training
The research team tested different types of materials and printers in combination to compare which model worked best to simulate real bone in a horse's neck using ultrasound.
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5 Signs your horse is stressed out!
While scientists have yet to determine the exact line between acceptable and unacceptable stress, handlers can pay attention to signs that their horses aren't coping well with stress.
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1st Michigan EEE Case of Year Found in Clare County Horse
The percentage of deaths is much higher in horses - 90% - than it is in people - 33% - and there is a vaccine for horses, but not for people.
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Being Pregnant in Summer Is No Day at the Beach for Mares
It is the last trimester of pregnancy in most horses when you have to worry about providing the developing foal with adequate nutrition.
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Upcoming Horse Portal Short Course: Equine First Aid Coming Sept 21 - 28
It essential that everyone involved with horses - owner, grooms, trainers, riders, drivers, coaches - learn how to administer first aid and how to do so safely.
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AQHA's Dedication to Research and Success of the "Five-Panel Test"
AQHA supports genetic testing of quarter horses as an important mechanism to ensure the health of the breed by evaluating a horse for five known inherited diseases.
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Understanding Hay Quality and Why That Is Important for Good Horse Health
Even 'good' hay can have bad things in it when it comes to keeping your horse healthy.