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Combating ‘Skin Crud’ on Horses
Does your horse have annoying guck on his lower leg or body? Here’s your quick guide to managing and preventing skin crud on your horse.
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Katie Navarra
Articles by Katie Navarra
An Introduction to Slide Plates
Reining horses and those competing in other cattle events often wear slide plates. These specialized hind shoes allow them to slide while reducing joint stress.
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EMS Heritability High in Morgans, Welsh Ponies
Researchers have learned that genetics have more influence on a horse’s risk of developing EMS than previously thought.
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Breeding Horses: How to Get Better Pregnancy Rates With Cooled Semen
Researchers identified three ways to help improve pregnancy and foaling rates: breeding mares multiple times in a season, inseminating close to ovulation, and choosing a stallion with progressively motile sperm.
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Vets Test New Surgical Procedure for Horses With Wobbler Syndrome
Researchers developed the new method for horses based on work conducted in humans. The procedure involves two stabilization devices: an intervertebral device to reduce compression and screws with rotating heads and connecting rods to stabilize the vertebrae.
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Owners Share Opinions on Equine Asthma Treatments, Management
Veterinarians often prescribe medications to control acute and chronic clinical signs of disease, along with recommending environmental changes to limit asthmatic horses’ exposure to inhaled allergens. What do owners think of these sometimes time-consuming and expensive suggestions?
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Chemotherapy Helps Horses With Lymphoma
Chemotherapy can help horses with lymphoma achieve remission and extend their lifespans for several months or years, researchers learned.
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Equine Detailing: Elevate Your Grooming Routine
Here are four crucial areas to include in your horse grooming routine.
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How Compression Bandages Could Help Horse Nerve Blocks
When veterinarians applied a compression bandage to the horse’s pastern before administering a palmar digital nerve block, the drugs remained localized to the hoof rather than spreading further up into the leg.
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Study: Surgery Can Save Horses That Eat Wire
While wire ingestion was once considered a death sentence, researchers recently found that surgery can save some affected horses, especially if the foreign body is identified and treated early.
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