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Horse Health
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Top 10 Nutritional Tips for Horses
Paying attention to these 10 tips from the ASPCA will not only keep your horse healthy, they will also save you time and money with better all-around health for your horse.
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Recovering from Colic Surgery - Feeding and Nutrition Advice from Dr. Juliet M. Getty
Recovery from colic surgery is particularly challenging because the very route of nutrition â the digestive tract â is impaired.
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During Hot Summer Months Your Horse's Access to Water Is of Utmost Importance
With temperatures currently soaring, itâs not only imperative horses have access to water at all times but also that itâs clean and fresh.
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Positive Diagnosis of Vesicular Stomatitis in Horses in Colorado
Colorado is the second state to have confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis in 2014 with four horses on two Weld County premises testing positive for the disease and being placed under quarantine.
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Adopting a Wild Horse or Feral Mustang?
Adopting a Wild Horse or Feral Mustang? Guidelines from Dr. Getty on feeding the horse in transition to domesticated.
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Lyme Disease in Horses: More Questions than Answers
âThe challenge with identifying Lyme disease in horses is that the clinical signs can range from changes in behavior to lameness in different limbs to weight loss,â.
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Protect Your Horse from Hazards on the Farm
Being accident prone just seems to be in a horse's nature brought on by their instinctive fight-or-flight response, their need to establish herd hierarchy and their sense of natural curiosity.
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It's Show Time! CSU Vets Advise Ways to Avoid Infection While Traveling with Horses
In a new video, âPreventing Infections in Horses Attending Shows and Traveling,â CSU equine experts outline specific, low-cost precautions for horse owners.
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in Death of Horse
The Eastern equine encephalitis virus attacks the central nervous system and unvaccinated horses are very susceptible to the infection with infected horses often dying within three days.
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Researchers Announce Birth of Foals from Genotyped, Cryopreserved Embryos
Genotyping allows scientists to choose the embryos they want to use based on different criteria: sex, as in this experiment, the absence of known genetic disorders, or, perhaps in the future other traits that are tied to behavior.