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External Horse Parasites Enjoy Winter, Too!
Much attention is paid to internal parasites in horses, but external parasites are not only a nuisance, but can also be a source of serious health threats to horses. During cold winter months, most horse owners think that the cold will keep the parasites
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Farriers and Vets Honored for Contributions to Equine Hoof Care
A pair of farriers and three equine veterinarians earned Hall of Fame recognition during induction ceremonies during the recent 10th annual International Hoof-Care Summit. These five individuals were honored for outstanding careers in equine footcare duri
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Farriers Join Forces for Benefit of Canadian and US Horses
The Canadian Association of Professional Farriers (CAPF) has been launched as an affiliate of the American Association of Professional Farriers (AAPF) to provide Canadian farriers with a professional organization that not only promotes the integrity of th
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Feeding and Caring for a Horse - More than Dollars and Cents
With horse care and ownership comes a price and it typically comes in the form of money! Whether you have one horse or many horses or are thinking about getting into horses, the conversations you have with horse folk all tend to center around what it take
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Feeding to Save the Starving Horse
Unfortunately, malnourished and poorly care for horses can be found throughout the United States at this time. The problem of neglected horses has worsened in recent years and reflects the growing number of horses that are no longer wanted or needed by th
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Feeding Trial Shows Effects of Adding Fat to Horse's Diet
With the arrival of cold weather, many horse owners consider how to increase the caloric intake of some of their horses by adding additional fat calories, especially those horses that tend to hard keepers or horses that score 4 or below on the body condit
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Pfizer Equine Research Proposals Due by 2/20/2013
Pfizer has joined forces with the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Foundation to fund three grants of $30,000 each for research studies of infectious diseases in small animals, livestock (excluding equine) and equines, and to admin
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Five Tips for Healthy Horse Pastures in Spite of the Weather
In some areas, winter weather takes a heavy toll on pastures. In areas where pastures stay green all season, extra rainfall can create a muddy mess. In areas where snow and ice accumulate, spring grazing can demolish green plants as they emerge from the g
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For Your Horse: Blood Tests for Life
We humans think nothing of having our blood drawn once a year to have a âscreenâ of tests run in order to give us an accurate account of where some of our important baseline ânumbersâ stand.
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Race Horse Died of Natural Causes
A necropsy done on a horse that died before a race last month at The Meadows Racetrack indicates that she succumbed to natural causes.