âWith the arrival of spring weather, the number of cases of infectious equine diseases has been increasing with new cases of EHV-1, EHM, strangles and infectious anemia confirmed in different areas of the US.â
1,500 horses adopted from ASPCA Right Horse partner organizations will be vaccinated by a veterinarian with Core EQ Innovator, the only vaccine to protect horses against all five core diseases.
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) has introduced an amendment to restore the ban on horse slaughter in the U. S. In a concise and articulate presentation, he states his case:
During hot summer months and with drought blanketing the country, horse owners are being urged to make sure that horses are getting the water needed to guarantee good health. Water consumption is extremely important in the digestive process to avoid colic
Some people who have had contact with horses with unusual papular lesions in their mouth have developed similar lesions, although they do not feel sick.
With the National Hurricane Center reporting that torrential rains and flooding will continue for the next several days across parts of the Florida Panhandle and north Florida, horse owners are scrambling to keep their horses out of flooded areas and prot
âThe herd of about 100 wild horses of Corolla has become severely inbred and is down to a single maternal line, resulting in deformities and fears of extinction.â
Dehydration in horses is an extremely serious situation and can occur during strenuous exercise, stressful situations, or in cases of diarrhea
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Much can be done to minimize the population of internal and external horse parasites and the effects they have on horse health, comfort and well being.