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  • Equine Leg Health Protection: Don't Just Wing It!

    Science led to the moisture management fibers Sox For Horses uses for Summer Whinnys, fibers that draw moisture from the skin while simultaneously creating a cool, protective environment around the leg.

    Flossie Sellers - April 22, 2013 08:45

  • New Effective Treatment for Piroplasmosis in Horses

    Imidocarb dipropionate has been found to successfully treat piroplasmosis in horses that have been bitten by the cayenne tick and infected with the disease-causing parasite.

    Flossie Sellers - April 23, 2013 10:04

  • Equine Weight Loss: It's All in the Breeding

    A new study has confirmed that different breeds have different capacities for weight loss, with Standardbred horses losing condition much more readily than Andalusians or ponies.

    Flossie Sellers - April 22, 2013 13:22

  • False-Positive EHV-1 Test Motivates $100,000 Research Grant

    Newsdate: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 - 2:09 pm Location: LEXINGTON, Kentucky Wellington Equestrian Partners and Tequestrian Farms have announced a partnership to donate $100,000 for a research grant to the Gluck Equine Research Center for research of Equine He

    Flossie Sellers - March 15, 2013 16:06

  • Five Recommendations on Anthelmintic Use Proposed

    A major concern regarding the growing problem of anthelmintic resistance in horses and other animals is the lack of control in distribution and usage leading over use and poor planning for parasite control.

    Flossie Sellers - April 17, 2013 13:43

  • Race Horse Deaths Baffle Trainer Baffert

    When an ordinarily healthy horse returns to the barn after a workout or race and dies within an hour, the death is defined as Sudden Death Syndrome.

    Flossie Sellers - May 3, 2013 09:01

  • Racing Suspended Due to Equine Herpesvirus

    The racing director for Vernon Downs said that five horses all from the same trainer and housed in the same barn tested positive for equine herpes and one had to be euthanized.

    Flossie Sellers - May 6, 2013 10:19

  • Genetic Mutations Can Affect Your Foal

    Genetic defects are any abnormality that is due to a change in the DNA and often affect both the health and the physical condition of the foal and are inherited from one or both parents.

    Flossie Sellers - April 3, 2013 09:39

  • Getting the Best Nutritional Value for Your Horse

    Horse owners are often surprised to find the feed that is cheaper by the bag may be more expensive per day because it must be fed at a larger amount per day or requires added expensive supplements to meet nutrient requirements.

    Flossie Sellers - May 15, 2013 08:17

  • Getting the Numbers Correct on Tennessee Walking Horse Abuse

    Contrary to two foreign substance violations reported by the Tennessee walking horse industry at the 2012 National Celebration, the USDA's testing revealed that 145 horses out of 190 tested, or 76 percent, were found positive.

    Flossie Sellers - May 10, 2013 08:30

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