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Horse Health
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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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AAEP Develops Guidelines
The American Association of Equine Practitioners has developed guidelines to help veterinarians and adoption groups successfully transition retired racehorses to new homes and new careers. The guidelines provide an overview of the common physica
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Animal Cruelty Conviction
Walter Goba has been convicted in provincial court of operating a kennel without a licence, confining an animal in hazardous conditions and housing animals in unsanitary conditions.
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A Clear View of Fat in Horse Diets - Types, Sources and Benefits
Not all fat is created equal. You may be adding fat to your horse's diet to provide more calories, or to replace starch, but the type of fat can significantly impact your horse's health. Some fats improve immune function, reduce inflammation, and
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AAEP Honors Practitioner for 'Good Works'
The American Association of Equine Practitioners has named Dr. John Stick, the chief of staff at Michigan State Universityâs Large Animal Teaching Hospital, Aprilâs honored practitioner for the Good Works for Horses campaign.
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California Horse Racing Board Considers Rule Changes
California Horse Racing Board has launched a 45-day public comment period on a controversial rule change that would void a claim when a claimed horse suffers a fatality during the running of a race or before returning to be unsaddled.
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Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM Joins EquiMed
Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM Joins EquiMed EquiMed, LLC announces the addition of Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM, as a professional blogger for the company's website. Christy combines her insights as a large animal veterinarian with her exceptional w
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Couple Arrested for Starving Horses
The owners of five starving horses and a number of dogs left in freezing temperatures near Silverton have been arrested and charged with multiple accusations of animal neglect.