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Health: Seasonal
Breaking the Strangles Cycle
Strangles
is a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract that has been with us for
close to 800 years by historical reports, likely longer. It is caused by a
bacterium called Streptococcus equi.
If you are
a lover of horse books, or were fortunate enough to have The Red Pony included... | read »
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from the pages of Horse Journal
Limit Spring Grass
There
are few prettier sights than a horse grazing happily, up to his knees in a
luxuriant late-spring pasture. However, a rear view of this horse may reveal
something not quite so nice--diarrhea.
There's
a commonly held myth that spring-grass diarrhea is caused by the high water... | read »
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Supplement Your Horse Pasture
The grass found in your horse pasture is the perfect food for horses. But unless your horse is free to range
over hundreds of miles, taking in a wide variety of grass types from regions
with different soils, there's a good chance he won't be getting an adequate
array and balance of minerals... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
Rain Rot Skin Treatment For Your Horse
A skin infection in horses commonly known as rain rot, rain scald, dew poisoning,
scratches, mud fever, and grease heel (depending on which part of the body it
appears on) can be a particular problem for your horse during the wet months. Rain rot,
which causes scabbing and patchy hair loss on... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
Making Chestnuts & Ergots Invisible on Horses
Horses and ponies often grow horny protuberances on their legs known as
chestnuts and ergots . Chestnuts are usually found on the inside forearms and
sometimes on the inside hinds of horses, while ergots are the hard knots at the point of
the fetlocks .
In most horses, these horny growths... | read »
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Hoof Health and Wet Conditions
The birds are singing, the weather is balmy, and you and your horse are
delighted to be rid of the hard, frozen ground that even a perfectly sound horse
can find uncomfortable underfoot. Spring may bring its own set of hoof
challenges, though, and you need to be prepared for them so your... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
Prevent Laminitis By Limiting Pasture Grazing
As your horse pastures spring back to life, it may be wise to consider limiting
your horse's pasture grazing time. Theoretically at least, every horse is at risk of
developing laminitis if he gorges himself on enough young pasture grass in a short
enough period of time to result in severe gut... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
Shed Out Your Horse's Winter Coat Tips
Even in warmer areas,
horses grow some sort of winter coat. Nature protects them from the elements,
usually with a coat to match the climate. But you may want to hurry the shedding
process along, for your horse's comfort and your own. Fortunately, with the
currying, shedding and clipping... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
The Year-Round War on Parasites
Protecting your horse
from intestinal parasites involves more than timed dewormings or a daily dose of
dewormer. Maintaining a healthy immune system, understanding high-risk
situations, and correct choice of deworming drugs are
all-important.
Your horse's immune
system does much of... | read »
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from the pages of Trail Rider
Annual Horse and Mare Vaccines
Question: I
just got my reminder card from my veterinarian saying my 15-year-old Quarter
Horse mare is due for vaccinations and deworming. A dental check is also
recommended for my horse. My mare has never been sick. I don't travel with her, so she isn't
exposed to disease. I can deworm... | read »
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