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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Equine Insomnia?
A blogger unfamiliar with horses wrote recently on a general community
website asking whether he should be worried about a horse in his neighborhood
that was lying down.
Wive tales aside, horses do sleep lying down. In fact, sometimes they'll even
snore (because of increased pressure on... | read »
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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Equine Respiratory Research Has Human Implications
Science Daily reports that a team of researchers from Cornell University of Calgary, and Youngstown State University are working on the link between a horse's complex respiratory system and musculature that propels him during exercise. The research will help the researchers develop breathing... | read »
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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Trail Rider
Golden Trails
Your beloved older trail horse has carried you miles on his back,
and you look forward to many more. He's sensible, reliable, and bombproof. You
use him to settle younger, more skittish horses.
Lately though, he seems to be struggling on those harder rides. He
just doesn't seem quite up to... | read »
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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Rodeo
Understanding Your Rope Horse's Hock
What the Hock Is and What it Does The horse's hock is at once it's most powerful and vulnerable
joint. A horse that can use his hocks well--and therefore hindquarters--can run
faster, jump higher, pull harder and stop quicker. But if a horse's hock is
hurting, his performance potential... | read »
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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Team of Three to Study Lameness Prevention
University of Missouri, Stephens College and the Saint Louis Zoo are
planning a study of lameness, according to a press release.
"The major goals
of the collaboration are to deepen the understanding of equine lameness issues,
improve the longevity of equine athletes, and improve the... | read »
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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Toothache? Here’s How to Tell if It’s Time to Call the Dentist
Just like
people, horses need regular dental care and maintenance to ensure healthy and
long lasting teeth and gums. Most veterinarians will perform routine dental
exams and floating (the process of filing off the sharp edges) during their
bi-annual farm calls. But problems can crop up in... | read »
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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Rodeo
Conditioning the Roping Horse
In attempting to advise people on how to condition a roping horse,
I feel that there is no simple answer and there are a lot of considerations.
Factors such as age, level of training and existing musculoskeletal problems all
should be considered in developing an individual plan.
I believe... | read »
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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Become a Lameness Detective for Your Horse
Lameness can be definitively diagnosed only by your veterinarian,
but the detective work of the diagnosis is best performed as a team.
As owners and trainers, you can actively participate
in detecting lameness, and these same skills are vital to monitor your horse's
recovery.
A prognosis... | read »
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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Take Precautions Against West Nile Virus
While vaccinating horses against the
mosquito-borne West Nile Virus has greatly reduced the number of equine deaths
from WNV in the past few years, it's still cause for concern.
Both horses and humans should be
protected from mosquito bites as much as possible.
In Massachusetts, state... | read »
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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Hold the Salt?
Summer's
hottest days are upon us, and along with the heat comes the possibility of
dehydration, heat stroke and other heat-related ailments for both humans and
equines.
Just like
humans, horses sweat to keep cool. Along the way, he loses water and salt, or
dietary electrolytes--in... | read »
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| Sun Protection for Horses |
Sunlight has beneficial effects for horses, including the manufacture of vitamin D by the
skin, relief of muscle and tendon stiffness or soreness and possibly even
improved immunity.
But horses with pink-skinned areas may suffer sunburn if
overexposed and could be at higher risk for... | read |
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