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  • Preventing Chips and Cracks in Your Horse's Hooves

    As a horse runs or moves over rough ground, the huge amount of weight and stress on the hoof can split the structure apart, and, once a crack or chip is started, it tends to grow.

    Flossie Sellers - April 25, 2013 09:17

  • Preventing Diseases Related to Allergic Reactions in Horses

    Because horses with chronic, untreated allergic reactions can end up with irreversible lung damage, early diagnosis and treatment are important to the comfort and usefulness of an affected horse.

    Flossie Sellers - April 5, 2013 11:10

  • Protect Your Horses from EHV-1 with Effective Biosecurity

    The best defense against EHV-1 and other infectious diseases in horses is stringent biosecurity by taking the necessary steps to prevent infection and/or stop the spread of an infection.".

    Flossie Sellers - April 22, 2013 11:58

  • Proud Flesh on Horses: What You Should Know

    Wounds on a horse's legs tend to produce what is known as proud flesh which is a disfiguring protrusion from the limb of the horse and is accompanied by inflammation and can affect the horse's abilities and esthetics.

    Flossie Sellers - April 8, 2013 13:05

  • Rabies Threat to Horses Comes Earlier This Year

    Usually, rabies doesn't appear until later in the year, but with unseasonably warm weather, wild animals are more active and are making their way into parks, horse trails, and backyards of homes.

    Flossie Sellers - May 20, 2013 12:11

  • Recognizing Hernias in Foals

    Hernias are one of the most common problems stemming from birth in foals, and these defects may appear with greater frequency in certain bloodlines.

    Flossie Sellers - April 1, 2013 10:15

  • Research Key to Recurrent Airway Obstruction in Horses

     Research into genes in horses that produce a certain protein may lead to treatment for both recurrent airway obstruction in horses and also asthma in people.

    Flossie Sellers - May 9, 2013 08:17

  • Research on the Effectiveness of Tiludronic Acid in Horses

    Tiludronate helps manage lameness by decreasing bone resorption and inflammation and also inhibits enzymes that break down cartilage in an osteoarthritic joint.

    Flossie Sellers - April 16, 2013 08:38

  • Research Shows Effectiveness of Thermography Use in Horses

    Thermography measures the presence of heat which is one of the cardinal signs of inflammation resulting from hemorrhage, trauma, tendon or joint infection in the horse.

    Flossie Sellers - April 10, 2013 11:52

  • Research Shows Environment is Key Factor in IAD in Horses

    Newsdate: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 - 9:48 am Location: ATHENS, Georgia Although research has failed to fully address the causes of inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses, a variety of agents are thought to be involved and their relative contribution to

    Flossie Sellers - March 16, 2013 11:49

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