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Caring for the Underweight Horse
If your horse is thin without any underlying health issues, and simply needs more calories, you can fix the problem.
Ten Tips for Better Horse Hoof Health
10 things you can do to improve your horse's health. This article will help you develop the skills to maintain your horse's feet with occasional support by a professional farrier.
Parasites
Learn about the many parasites that affect horse health and what you can do to minimize the population of parasites and the effect they have on horse health by following 9 steps recognized by AAEP as being central to parasite control.
North America’s Equine Event of the Year Coming June 5-7, 2015
âHereâs an incredible opportunity to cheer for competitions that star our favorite animal â the horse as Expo audiences explode with enthusiasm and applause at the contests slated for this yearâs Western States Horse Expo at Cal Expo in Sacramento
A Wild and Free Holiday for the Salt River Wild Horses
âWhile much work remains to be done and many details to work out, this is a very positive step toward protecting the Salt River horses, who are clearly valued by the public.â
Now Is the Time to Prevent Bot Fly Attacks on Horses
"These parasites, of the species Gasterophilus, lay numerous tiny white eggs on the haircoats of horses causing pain and irritation in the horse's mouth and as adult flies develop from larvae, they may cause gastrointestinal problems.â
6 Tips for Decreasing Heat Stress in Horses
While the exact mechanisms for inducing sweat production in horses are not yet fully understood, some experts believe that prolonged, consistently high sweat rates can lead to a kind of âexhaustionâ of the sweat glands in horses which may result in an
Springtime Brings a Need for Strategic Deworming Strategies for Equines
"Horses ingest parasites in pastures and from streams leading to conditions that can jeopardize the horse's internal organs and the horse's life.â
Veterinary Student Seeks Help From Santa to Bring Missing Mojo Home for Christmas
Mojo, a 13 year old Palomino Quarter Horse gelding, owned by Kylie Chenier, a Veterinary School student, has not been seen since he disappeared from a pasture on Dec. 3, 2013.
Equine Asthma
A new term for an old problem in horses and humans has extra resonance in May: National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month.