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Horse Health
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Free Webinar Scientifically Defines the Horse’s Healing Impact on Humans
Research clearly demonstrates that young children with cerebral palsy experienced impressive improvements and showed that these therapeutic benefits go a long way to support the notion of the positive impact of horses on humans.
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Research Reveals Cold Weather Conditions That Lead to Colic in Horses
More time spent in a stall, reduction in level of exercise and/or turn out and change of roughage in diet are factors in horse colic during cold weather.
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Lameness Detection is Your Duty
Learning to spot unsoundness is an important skill for horse owners to develop because the earlier you can detect lameness, the better you will be at maintaining the health and welfare of your trusty steed.
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Newborn Foals May Be Key to Solving Mysteries of Childhood Autism
Veterinary researchers at the University of California, Davis, are teaming up with their colleagues in human medicine to investigate a troubling disorder in newborn horses and are exploring possible connections to childhood autism.
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Emerging Diseases in the Equine Industry
Horses by nature are social creatures, and many travel extensively, locally, nationally or internationally through competing and global sales leading to the risk of transmitting infection.
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Drugs and Your Horse - The Dangers of Medicating
Horse owners should be aware of the more frequent reactions to drug use in their horses and consider both the short term and long term effects before use and consideration of the horseâs welfare should be not only for the present, but also for its futur
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University of Louisville Leads New Study to Map Disease Genes in Horses
Morris Animal Foundation has awarded a three-year, $155,000 grant to a team of Kentucky and Danish researchers to build a new reference genome sequence for the domestic horse which will improve the ability to understand the role of genetics in horse healt
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Laminitis Research Trial. Candidates Wanted!
Services to be provided during the lalminitis trials include examinations, digital radiographs, complete blood profiles, hormone evaluations and balanced trimming for each horse.
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Dr. Getty Urges: “Don’t Let Your Horse Develop an Ulcer!"
Dr. Juliet Getty never stops urging horse owners to âfeed your horse like a horse,â for the simple reason that a horse, fed according to his physiology and instincts, will be healthier.
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Horse Industries Sign Biosecurity Agreement with New Zealand
The agreement with the Equine Health Association formalizes a partnership with the New Zealand government to improve biosecurity readiness and response, and gives equine interests a direct say in managing biosecurity risks.