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Flax Seed for Your Horse
Horse owners are often reading feed tags and looking for feed and supplements to ensure that horses will receive all the nutrients they need for good health. Flax has been used for centuries as a nutritional supplement for horses.
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Choosing and Storing the Best Hay
For horse owners getting ready for winter months and purchasing hay, this is the time to make sure you are getting the most for your money and that the hay will maintain as many nutrients as possible throughout storage time. Follow these tips for selec
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Supplement Promotes Gastrointestinal Healing in Horses
A new botanical based product is now available in the United States that will help promote equine gastrointestinal self-healing by supporting a horseâs own natural defenses. Equine Gastrafate® is a gastrointestinal mucosal protectant that can be used i
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Effectiveness of Grazing Muzzles
Recent research has revealed that grazing muzzles are effective in reducing the amount of grass eaten by ponies and horses by as much as 80 to 83 percent. This confirms that grazing muzzles are a management option horse owners can use to reduce forage int
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Dr. Getty Advises - Use Your Stethescope Now!
Your emergency kit likely includes a stethoscope a highly valuable piece of equipment during any urgent health situation. Knowing your horse normal heart rate and gut sounds beforehand will allow you to better assess the seriousness of the situation -- so
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Getting a Horse Into and Out of Surgery
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, a video has to be worth over a million! And when it comes to getting a horse into and[no-glossary] out of surgery, a YouTube video says it all!
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Can horses pick up worms from eating hay?
Recently a client asked John Byrd, DVM, of Horsemen's Laboratory, if itâs possible for a horse to pick up worm larvae or worms from eating hay, and if so, even if larvae are dead, could they cause a parasite problem?
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AVMA Stands with USDA on Horse Soring
Americaâs veterinarians are standing alongside US Department of Agriculture inspectors in their opposition to the abusive practice of soring, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
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How to Get the Most From Your Veterinarian
In a blog post on Equine Envelope, Linda Spahr discusses "How to Get the Most from Your Veterinarian" and includes some very timely tips and information that can be helpful to all horse owners:
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Donkeys are Donkeys, Not Horses
Veterinarians who are trained in treating donkeys are attempting to educate the public to the fact that donkeys are very different from horses and recognition of these differences can be crucial in treatment for many diseases and conditions.