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Horse Health
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Dr. Juliet Getty Speaks on How to Help Your Horse Grow Old Gracefully.
While every horse is unique and ages differently, you'll learn ways to maintain health well into his mature years that promote and maintain vitality and quality in his life.
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Straight from the Horse's Stomach
In fact, gastrointestinal diseases are the leading cause of death in horses.
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The Importance of Antioxidants in the Horse's Diet
The horse's diet is naturally rich in plant antioxidants such as carotenoids, flavonoids and polyphenols and fresh green plants of all types have high levels of antioxidants.
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Equine Renal Disease: Updated Research Information
The equine kidney has a vital role in overall health and a variety of disease processes can impair renal function.
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Research Shows Progress in Improved Fertility and Breeding Efficiency in Horses
Horsemen evaluate visible characteristics such as conformation, coat color, speed, endurance, as well as family history, and make breeding decisions based on these evaluations.
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Research Shows Causes and Results of Muscular Disorders in Athletic Horses
Disorders of a horse's muscular system cause poor performance and sometimes, death, and in certain groups of athletic horses, 5% to 25% have heritable muscular disorders.
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Oklahoma State University Begins Clinical Study Of RenoVÅ Equine Allograft
Efficacy and safety of an equine liquid amniotic tissue allograft on equine distal limb wound healing is being conducted in conjunction with the university's Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine faculty.
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How Does Water Quality Affect Your Horse?
Factors in how much water a horse needs include: environmental temperature, humidity, feed quality, type and amount of feed, physical activity level and health.
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Equine Asthma Breakthrough
It's common knowledge that allergens found in fungi, bacteria and arthropods such as mites cause asthma by triggering the horse's body's inflammatory responses.
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Sickness Prevention in Horses This Fall Fair Season
Steps to prevent the spread of diseases by washing hands, not sharing equipment and not allowing nose-to-nose contact with other horses are positive disease-prevention measures.