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Health: Preventative
Farrier-Friendly Horses
Maintaining your horse's hooves is vital to his overall health
and well-being. After all, you know what they say: no hoof, no horse. You know
what you expect from your farrier, but have you ever considered what your
farrier expects from you and your horse? The process of properly assessing,... | 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
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
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
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 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
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
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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Health: Preventative
from the pages of Rodeo
Generalities on Certain Drugs in Horses
In dealing with horse owners and their concepts of treating horses
over the last 45 years, I have noticed some common tendencies that I'd like to
address. Two categories of drugs commonly used on horses are antimicrobials
(commonly referred to as antibiotics) and anti-inflammatories. My... | read »
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Health: Preventative
Take a Bite out of Fly Season
In
most parts of the country, those pesky flies are beginning to hatch. Besides
just being a pain in the neck, flies can transmit diseases, so an effective fly
control plan is a necessity.
To
develop a good fly program, think of the lifecycle of the fly. First and
foremost is to... | read »
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