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Horse Health
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The Overweight Horse Who Won't Stop Eating -- Leptin Resistance is the Key!
A decline in leptin signals the horse to eat more, potentially gaining back all of the body fat lost (which also happens in humans).
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Moving a Horse from Familiar Circumstances Can Be Stressful
A study confirms what was previously thought; separating young horses from their group and stalling them in individual box stalls is perceived as stressful by the horses.
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Mucous Membranes Offer Clues to Cases of Shock in Horses
Deprived of oxygen and nutrients, the organs begin to fail and if the shock isnât treated, the horse will eventually lose consciousness, the heart will stop and the horse will die.
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Does Your Horse Really Need a Blanket?
A damp or wet blanket draped over a horse in the cold can do much more harm than it could ever do good, but in extremely cold conditions, any type of horse may need a winter blanket.
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What Do Recent FDA Warnings to Equine Stomach Ulcer Product Manufacturers Mean?
âWhen a horse shows clinical signs of ulcers, and an owner gives that horse a medication that does not contain an appropriate amount of active ingredient, the horse is not likely to get betterâ.
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Horse Colic Risk on the Rise in Fall and Winter
Changes in diet and stabling often occur at the same time as changes in weather and activity levels, and these changes can impact your horse's risk of colic.
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Recent Research in Horses Shows Obesity Not Just a Problem for Humans
The Animal Health Trustâs obesity research has helped to highlight obesity as a significant equine welfare issue and provided valuable information for owners.
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Horse Owners: Beware of Botulism During Winter Feeding of Horses
Once botulism toxins enter the horse's system, the incubation period is from 24 hours to several days and the toxins reproduce repeatedly and rapidly in the gut of the animal soon blocking the connections between the nerves and the muscles.
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Research Points To Better Practices in Hoof Care for Horses
Research on human nails carried out by experts in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at The University of Nottingham can be applied to horses and conditions associated with their hooves which can be life threatening.
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Scoops Measure Volume, Not Weight: A Reminder from Dr. Getty
...since the stomach is relatively small, it can only process a small amount of food at a time, so supplemental meal size should be limited to no more than 4 lbs (1.8 kg) for an 1100 lb (500 kg) horse.