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Horse Health
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What Does It Mean When a Horse Has 'Kissing Spines'?
Spinal processes are the bony projection off the back of each vertebrae, and there is normally a space between each one. If they come together, this bone-on-bone touch causes excruciating pain.
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Horses Benefit with Steam-Powered Successes in Tokyo Olympics
Haygain helps alleviate the stress that comes with changing a significant portion of the horse's diet so horses are performing at their best on the world stage.
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Don't Let Dust Diminish Your Horse
Even a horse not exhibiting signs of breathing issues may be under assault from airborne particles so it is important to avoid asthma and respiratory issues with barn management.
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Proactive Summer Hoof Care Pays Off for Owners and Horses
Save pain and money with prompt horse hoof care.
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Supplementing For Horse Joint Health: What the Science Says
Since nutraceuticals (supplements) are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, safety and efficacy do not have to be proven for their use in horses.
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Know What You Grow: Clover Toxicity and Horses
The easiest way to prevent your horses from consuming toxic plants is to know what you grow and ensure they have plenty of nutritious options so they will avoid toxic plants.
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Heat Alert! Keeping Horses Cool During Hot Summer Weather
When a horse's body becomes too hot, he must be cooled down, otherwise his nervous and muscular systems will cease to function normally.
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Equine Robo-Gut Helps OVC Researchers Study Gastrointestinal Diseases In Horses
Using the horse robo-gut, researchers can analyze patient-specific problems and see the issue underlying GI disease.
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Equine Asthma Causes are Everywhere!
Even a meticulously maintained horse area has loads of microscopic irritants, much of it from forage that has high nutrient value and looks and smells fresh and clean.
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New Research Addresses Transmission of Strangles in Horses
Objectives of the study are to molecularly characterize S. equi from horses in Ontario and to develop an Ontario S. equi typing database for future study and surveillance.