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Equine Support Center for Fibromyalgia Founded
âI finally agreed to the diagnosis that my chronic pain and fatigue issues are Fibromyalgia,â horse trainer Missy Wryn admits.
Pneumonia
Learn about the causes of pneumonia in foals and horses and why treatment should begin as soon as early symptoms appear since to prevent severe infection that can cause scarring of the lungs and loss of performance ability.
Is There a Low Cost Way of Getting My Horse to Gain Some Weight?
Keeping a horse's weight up during the cold winter months can be a challenge. Equine nutritionist Juliet Getty, Ph.D. offers sound advice to help you keep your horse in proper trim during the winter months.
New Partnership's Goal: Keeping Land Accessible for Horse Activities
âAs private land continues to disappear, public land will become increasingly more important to the equine community and creating awareness about good land stewardship is essential to keep land open and accessible to horses and horse related activities.
Changing the Way Horse Owners and Riders View Education
âThe Horseâs Respiratory System program follows a horse through Tufts Universityâs Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine lung-function laboratory where Dr. Melissa Mazan demonstrates how respiratory dysfunction is diagnosed and treated.â
Research on Equine Genetics Making Strides
A major Morris Animal Foundation initiative was begun five years ago and is still going strong in advancing the health of horses through genetis research. In 2006, an international team of equine researchers began sequencing and assembling the horse genom
Cases of Botulism in Horses Possible During Fall Season
With the approach of cooler weather, pastures are going dormant, hay bales, and, in some areas, haylage have been stored and  are now beginning to be fed to horses. The threat of botulism contamination of hay and haylage is a seasonal concern for horse
Hunts Cancelled in Somerset Because of EHV-1 Cases
Fox hunts in Somerset, England, have been cancelled due to fears of the EHV-1 virus affecting horses in the region. EHV-1 can be transmitted through the air from respiratory infection or by close contact between horses and although it can be treated, in s
Seeds of Sycamore Likely Cause of Atypical Myopathy in Horses
Atypical Myopathy is a highly fatal horse muscle disease in the UK and Northern Europe with approximately twenty European countries having reported the disease.
SmartPak: A Day in the Life of Your Horse's Hoof
According to SmartPak: From the dewy morning grass to the dusty sand ring, environmental shifts take a toll on horse hoof health when moisture shifts cause the hooves to rapidly expand and contract, leading to cracks, fissures, and other problems.