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Horse with Rabies Sends Six for Treatment

North Georgia Health District officials say six people in Dalton are undergoing treatment after having contact with a horse diagnosed with rabies. The people had contact with the horse's saliva or mucus and are "receiving post-exposure rabies treatme

Dr. Getty's December Tip: Why Don't Horses Have Gallbladders?

Add this to your collection of useful horse factoids that (surprise!) you actually needed to know: Horses don't have a gallbladder because horses are designed to eat constantly.

Transporting Horses? Here's Useful Information

From Sallee Horse Vans comes the following reminder for anyone making horse transportation arrangements:  It is important to make sure that you have the proper health documents (negative coggins test, health certificate or Certificate of Veterinary Insp

How to Put Weight Back On Your Horse

It’s not just the amount of calories, but the right calories, and feeding your horse wisely, that will promote weight gain and condition.

Monitoring Horse Health Using Stablelab Hand-held Blood Test Tool

StableLab measures SAA, a protein in the horse that is normally absent or present in very low concentration in a healthy horse, but increases rapidly during an infectious inflammatory disease.

Don't Let the Sun Set on a Case of Choke in Your Horse

When horses are greedy eaters or have had esophageal trauma, or ongoing dehydration that compromises swallowing action, they may become predisposed to choke.

Horse Mood, Emotion, and Temperament Influence Performance

Achieving the best performance from a horse is the goal of not just professional riders, but also the millions of amateur and hobby riders all over the world.

Rabies Threat to Horses Comes Earlier This Year

Usually, rabies doesn't appear until later in the year, but with unseasonably warm weather, wild animals are more active and are making their way into parks, horse trails, and backyards of homes.

What Horses Can Teach Companies About Employee Engagement

A group of corporate employees stood with rapt attention as they watched Horse Whisperer and New York Times Best Selling Author Monty Roberts help a young horse learn to trust him.

Does Your Horse Have a Summer Cold or Something Else?

”Does your horse appear to have a summer cold or summer sores? If so, the cause may be a parasite infestation of either ascarids, also known as large roundworms, or stomach worms, also known as habronema.”

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