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CANTER and Retired Racehorse Project Join Forces
The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) works to increase demand for the horses through educational programs and marketing while serving the farms and organizations in the private and nonprofit sectors that offer training for second careers.
Research Reveals Cold Weather Conditions That Lead to Colic in Horses
More time spent in a stall, reduction in level of exercise and/or turn out and change of roughage in diet are factors in horse colic during cold weather.
Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) Outbreak Updates
Vesicular stomatitis is a viral disease of horses and other animals and the infection results in blisters, crusts, and ulceration of the lips, muzzle, nose, tongue, ears, sheath, teats, and/or coronary band.
Malocclussion
Learn about the conditions known as Malocclusions in the horse's mouth and why they need to be corrected in the young horse to insure proper chewing of feed and prevent malnutrition.
Contracted Tendons
Learn about Contracted Tendons which is a condition where the pasterns, fetlocks, and/or knees are extremely upright or buckled forward and learn why surgery is often necessary to correct the condition.
Bronchial Asthma
Bronchial asthma is a constriction of the bronchi due to a hyper-sensitivity to an environmental allergen. Horses that suffer from bronchial asthma benefit from a clean, dust-free environment with plenty of fresh air.
Bursitis
 Learn about bursas in horses which are  the fluid filled sacks located at friction points around the horse's joints and the infections or traumas that may cause pain related to inflammation of the bursa.
Glanders
Learn about Glanders, a once-common highly contagious horse disease with a high mortality rate that horse owners should be aware of in case of an outbreak.
Probiotics in Horses: Potential Benefits and How to Choose the Right Product
The World Health Organization and Food and Agricultural Organization defines probiotics as living microorganisms, which when delivered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit to the host.
New Cases of Hendra Virus in Australia
Two new cases of Hendra virus in equines have been identified by veterinarians in Queensland, Australia, and a Queensland horse has been euthanized with Hendra being confirmed as the cause.