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Horse Health
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How Does Water Quality Affect Your Horse?
Factors in how much water a horse needs include: environmental temperature, humidity, feed quality, type and amount of feed, physical activity level and health.
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Equine Asthma Breakthrough
It's common knowledge that allergens found in fungi, bacteria and arthropods such as mites cause asthma by triggering the horse's body's inflammatory responses.
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Sickness Prevention in Horses This Fall Fair Season
Steps to prevent the spread of diseases by washing hands, not sharing equipment and not allowing nose-to-nose contact with other horses are positive disease-prevention measures.
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Supplementing Fading Autumn Pastures for Your Horses
Nutrition is not the same as autumn settles in and the composition of pasture grasses begins to change in horse pastures.
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Report Updates 2nd Quarter Cases of Equine Diseases Throughout the World
During the 2nd quarter of 2019, numerous cases of equine diseases were reported throughout the world.
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Keeping Horses Healthy As the Season Changes
When preparing your horse for winter weather, there are several key areas that should be considered including hydration, diet, body condition, and supplements.
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Horse Nutrition: Do Prebiotics Do More Harm than Good?
Prebiotics, which are indigestible fibers that can stimulate growth and activity of certain beneficial bacteria in the large intestine, are often added to horse feed.
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UK's Gluck Equine Research Center Launches Series of Educational Equine Parasitology Videos
Gluck Equine Research Center is releasing 18 educational videos to inform horse owners, farm managers and veterinarians about best practices in equine parasitology.
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UC Davis Study Reveals Frequency of Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome Mutation in Thoroughbreds
Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome is a fatal genetic defect of connective tissue characterized by abnormally thin, fragile skin and mucous membranes.
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Conference Brings Veterinarians and Farriers Together to Battle Laminitis
On the front lines of helping horses recover from laminitis, Equine Soundness Professionals (ESP) has launched the Laminitis and Podiatry Conference.