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Horse Health
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GAO Addresses Horse Slaughter Problems
A newly released report by the Government Accountability Office addresses the problems inherent in the slaughtering of horses for food and the export of horses to foreign countries such as Canada and Mexico.
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Remember: Horses Need Year-round Exercise
As days grow shorter and the holidays take up more of a horse owner's time, making sure that horses get at least a minimum amount of exercise remains important. Horses that have pasture space in which to browse, run and play will most likely do well,
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Reno Judge Grants Restraining Order Against BLM Conduct
On August 31, Reno Nevada Federal Judge Howard McKibben granted a temporary restraining order against the continuation of documented helicopter pilot conduct at the Bureau of Land Managementâs Triple B wild horse roundup in Eastern Nevada.
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Rescued Mare Brings Joy with Foal
The South Florida SPCA is celebrating after a malnourished pregnant mare rescued just six weeks ago gave birth to a healthy colt. President Jeanette Jordan said sorrow turned to unbridled joy this week when one of the horses rescued that day, a 20-year-o
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Give Yourself a Gift This Holiday Season
This holiday season, give yourself a gift of time as you go about taking care of your horse. By streamlining your care-taking system to meet your horse's basic needs, your will save time, as well as money and effort.
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Gluck Equine Research Center Celebrates 25 Years
The Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center is celebrating 25 years as a named center focused on improving the health and well-being of the horse.
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Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Funds 16 Projects
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation will fund 16 projects in 2012, totaling $845,646.
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Research Trial Needs Equine Patients
Nouvelle Veterinary, Inc. the makers of Cur-OST®, a curcumin based anti-inflammatory supplement for horses and companion animals is conducting another research trial and is in need of candidates.Â
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Researchers Successful in Sequencing Quarter Horse Genome
Researchers at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences along with collaborators from the College of Agriculture and life Sciences and the Texas AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Center have successfully managed the sequencing t
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Round Hay Bales May Be Hazardous
According to Teresa Burns, DVM, a clinical instructor in equine field services at Ohio State University,, rolled hay, or round bales, is sometimes fed as a more economical food for horses, but itâs a bad idea for multiple reasons.