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Horse Health
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Q and A: Leptospirosis – A Hidden Threat for Your Horse
Horse getting a vaccination Help protect your horse from Leptospirosis, which is a bacterial infection caused by spirochetes, with a safe and effective vaccine
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Stop the Roller-Coaster Effect of Pain and Pain Relief in Your Horse
When it comes to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs typically used to treat conditions such as the pain and inflammation associated with equine osteoarthritis, horse owners look for treatment that performs on three levels.
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On the Road Again: Respiratory Health in Your Horse's Trailer
Keep your horses breathing easy and implement ammonia control procedures as part of your trailer care routine.
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How to Put Weight Back On Your Horse
It’s not just the amount of calories, but the right calories, and feeding your horse wisely, that will promote weight gain and condition.
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Positive Long-term Colic Surgery Results for Horses
A recently published study funded by Morris Animal Foundation shows that colic surgery results in overwhelmingly positive outcomes for both horses and owners.
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Use of the Principle of Non-Resistance in Equine Bodywork
The key is to yield when the horse yields, soften when the horse softens, and for the horse to release tension when we are under the bracing response.
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Springtime Advice for Improving Horse Pastures
Horse owners that can effectively manage grazing will get a good return on pasture improvement costs and more total forage production for the growing season.
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Don't Let Changing Weather Create Hoof Issues for Your Horse
Springtime brings wet-dry cycles that create problems with horse's hoofs leading to brittle or cracked hooves, infiltration of bacteria that causes thrush and abscesses
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Cases of Equine Herpes Virus and Strangles Affect Horses as 2017 Approaches
"Thanks to the Equine Disease Communication Center, horse owners in the USA have access to timely information about outbreaks of infectious diseases such as equine herpes virus and strangles.â
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Dr. Kellon’s Guidelines: Why Test Hay for Your Horse?
"Variable factors in hay include type and strain of hay, soil type, geographical location, rainfall, organic matter in the soil, stage of growth, type and amount of fertilizer, or soil treatments such as liming.â