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Natural Horsemanship? Just Hit Him - Say Again?
I thought natural horsemanship was about being the herd leader, gaining control and respect on the ground through moving the horseâs feet, applying pressure and release, not force and pain. âHit himâ rang in my ears all the way home.
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Protect Your First Aid Kit from Extreme Weather
An emergency and the need for first aid are exactly what the words imply: something potentially disastrous has happened that requires immediate temporary medical attention until the veterinarian can get there, or until a sick or injured horse can b
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Is My Horse Fat? A Webcast by My Horse University
A webcast of "Is My Horse Fat? Estimating Body Weight in Adult Horses" will be presented by Dr. Krishona Martinson of the University of Minnesota on February 18, 2014 at 7 PM ET.
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Cornell Clinicians Develop Diagnostic Solutions for Horse's Eye Problems
Horses with microscopic foreign objects in their eyes can benefit from a new diagnostic technique developed by researchers at Cornell University that lets doctors take pictures of living eyes in microscopic detail.
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2014 AAEP Convention To Be Held in Salt Lake City
Plans are underway for the AAEPâs 60th Annual Convention which will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Dec. 6 â 10, 2014.
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Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy Gets Sassy Around Barrels
âNow we regularly schedule treatments with the cold water leg spa and the nebulizer, which does a great job of clearing out the lungs of residual arena dust, etc.â.
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Importance of Winter Care for Horse's Hooves
With winter weather bringing hard frozen ground, snow drifts and colder temperatures makes it difficult for horse owners and farriers to naintain schedules, but regular hoof care is important.
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Is It a Polar Vortex or Just Winter? Horses and Frigid Weather
Horse owners can take several precautions to assist equine comfort and survival during frigid weather, but the most important item is making sure the horse has adequate amounts of water that is at least 43 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Feeding Straw to the Insulin Resistant Horse May Be a Mistake
To determine whether a forage is safe to feed free-choice to an insulin resistant horse, pay attention to three key indicators: NSC, ESC + Starch and DE.
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It All Comes Down to Genetics
Since the mapping of the equine genome was completed in 2007, genetic research has now provided the horse industry with the proper tools to better understand how to care for our horses.