The horses' heart is responsible for delivering oxygenated and nutrient-rich blood throughout the body and removing metabolic waste and any disruption can have detrimental effects.
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During the first half of 2021, a handful of lawmakers are emerging as friends of the horse industry, fighting for the sector on a variety of fronts.
The horses' heart is responsible for delivering oxygenated and nutrient-rich blood throughout the body and removing metabolic waste, and any disruption can have detrimental effects.
On March 6, 2012, Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced the Equine Tax Parity Act (H.R. 998), which would make horses eligible for capital gains treatment after 12 months, rather than 24, similar to other business assets.
The switch from hay to pasture can represent a dramatic change in the horse's overall diet, with the potential to cause digestive upset that may lead to colic or laminitis.
According to Dr. Rachel Bourne of the Wisconsin Equine Clinic & Hospital located in  Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, their clinic has treated several cases of Potomac horse fever, PHF) this year.
Equine rhinitis A virus (ERAV and ERBV) are respiratory pathogens of horses that infect the nasal cavities and accompany other respiratory infections such as equine influenza.
âThe Heritage Discovery Center, home of the Colonial Spanish Mission Horses, needs funding help to vaccinate the herd and fund local temporary staff or local experienced volunteers to assist with the horses.â
On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee narrowly passed a measure that would allow horse slaughterhouses to reopen following a 10-year ban.