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Horse Health
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Yard Waste - A Danger to Horses
Many people think that dumping or throwing yard clippings and trimmings over the fence will be a treat for the horse, but, unfortunately, they may endanger the horse's health.
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NSC and ACTH – Double Trouble in the Fall for Horses
Horses are more likely to suffer from laminitis in the fall than any other time of year.
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Is Your Horse Acting Out, Having Trouble Eating and Drinking? Time for a Dental Checkup!
Benefits of regular horse dental care include improved health, performance, a reduction in feed costs, and a reduction or elimination of annoying habits such as head tossing. resisting the bit, and rearing.
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Your Horse Has a Question: Are You Feeding Me Omega 3s Every Day?
Year-round supplementation is necessary for horses consuming hay-based diets because once grass is cut, dried, and stored, most, if not all, of the essential fatty acids are oxidized and destroyed.
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Equine Guelph Goes All Out for Senior Horses with Its Tool of the Month
Equine Guelph's Tool of the Month covers most areas of better senior equine health with a senior horse challenge that highlights important information for all horse owners.
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Keep Horses Healthy and Comfortable as Summer Fades into Fall
During hot summer and fall days horse owners should make sure that horses are protected from dehydration, flies, accidental injuries and infectious diseases.
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Mares Who Act Like Stallions - Causes and Concerns
A dramatic alteration in the personality of a mare may be a result of a normal physiologic change in testosterone levels or result of a pathological condition such as an ovarian tumor.
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Summer Cold? Summer Sores? What's Making Your Horse Miserable?
What appears to be a summer cold or summer sores in your horse may be an infestation of worms.
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The Right Horse, but with a Health Problem
Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also referred to as Equine Cushing’s disease, is one of the most common endocrine disorders in horses.
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Veterinary Event Aims to Bring Nutrition Insights to Help an Ever-Growing Population of Horses Aged 20+ Years
We're learning more every day about how to provide the best nutrition not only for senior horses, but for horses needing to lose weight or who suffer from laminitis.