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NFACC Updating Code to Improve Equine Health and Welfare
The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) coordinates a national approach to advance farm animal care and welfare in Canada. Recently it has been updating and modifying the Equine Code and developing priorities to be addressed to improve the lives of
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Night Time Eating and Sleeping Behaviors in Horses
A study by researchers from Hartpury College on the frequency and duration of nocturnal ingestive and sleep behaviors of horses bedded on straw versus shavings to establish whether differences in frequency and duration of sleep and ingestive behaviors wer
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Nine Things NOT To Do For Your Horse in Cold Weather
As Thanksgiving approaches and many horse owners are gearing up for the holidays, priorities related to caring for horses may slip down the list of things to do. To insure good horse health, it is important that horse owners think carefully about shelter,
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No Horsing Around - Dental Care for Equine Health
When horse owners think about providing for their horse's needs, dental care probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. However, equine dental problems can lead to unacceptable behavior, oral abscess and even nutritional issues.
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Northstar - Badly Burned Horse Making Progress
A 6-year-old American Paint Horse named Northstar was deliberately doused in an unknown accelerant and set on fire the weekend of Aug. 25 in Crawford County, PA, sustaining first, second, and third-degree burns to approximately 40 percent of his body.
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NRHA and BIVI Join Forces To Keep Reining Horses Healthy
The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) has joined with Boehringer Ingelheim in a corporate partnership. NRHA is a worldwide organization dedicated to the promotion of the reining horse and the sport of Reining.
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Nutrition as Essential Tool in Horse Reproduction and Performance
Recognizing the importance of proper nutrition plays a key role in equine health and welfare, and is an essential tool when it comes to maintenance, reproduction and performance of the horse.
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Oklahoma State University Takes Horse Dentistry Seriously
The Center for Veterinary Sciences provides an over view of the equine dentistry program at Oklahoma State University. Unlike courses at other schools that âteachâ equine dentistry to lay people, Oklahoma State University graduates receive a compreh
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Older Horses Need Supplemental Vitamin C
As if aging isnât hard enough! Creaky joints, sagging backs, loose teeth, increased infections, poor digestion, and embarrassing gassiness -- just a few of the problems associated with getting older (for your horse, not you!). But what was once a given
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Online Video Shows Rapid Spread of Equine Influenza
In August, 2007, 13 horses arrived in Melbourne, Australia from Japan. Unbeknownst at the time, eight of those horses were infected with the equine influenza virus. Within two months, those eight infected horses would spread the disease to 76,000 horses o