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Ask the Vet LIVE: Healthy Barns/Stalls Recording Now Available

TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE session on Healthy Barns/Stalls, held on Nov. 18, is now available for listening on demand. Discussion about what dealing with dangers might be present in barns, making stalls as healthy and safe as they should be for horses, maximizing air quality, and more were answered by veterinarians Erin Denney-Jones, DVM, owner of Florida Equine Veterinary …

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Equine Herpesvirus Prompts Finger Lakes Racetrack Quarantine

According to a press release from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, department animal health officials are investigating a case of equine herpesvirus (EHV) that prompted a quarantine of one barn at Finger Lakes Racetrack, located in Farmington, N.Y.

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Zenyatta

A celebration of Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Zenyatta.

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How to Apply Polo Wraps

Learn the do’s and don’ts of wrapping a horse’s legs with polo wraps with Nicole Carroll of Leap of Faith Farms in Walnut Creek, Calif.

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American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) 2010 Convention Preview

When the 56th Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners drops anchor in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 4-8, a sea of learning opportunities awaits the equine veterinarians, veterinary students, and technicians expected to attend. Featured in-depth lectures will cover reproduction, diagnostic imaging, and equine welfare, among countless other topics. Write-ups of the convention’s

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2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention Preview

When the 56th Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners drops anchor in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 4-8, a sea of learning opportunities awaits the equine veterinarians, veterinary students, and technicians expected to attend. Featured in-depth lectures will cover reproduction, diagnostic imaging, and equine welfare, among countless other topics.

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Hoof Care Facts and Fiction

Quite a few myths and misconceptions surround the practice of basic horse hoof care. This second installment of our farriery series focuses on some of the most common misconceptions heard from horse owners in the author’s farriery practice.

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Ask the Vet LIVE Q&A: Common Colic Questions Recording Now Available

TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE session on Common Colic Questions, held on Oct. 13, is now available for listening on demand. Scores of questions on colic causes, risk factors, prevention, and treatment, and more were answered by veterinarians Anthony Blikslager, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, professor of equine surgery and gastroenterology at North Carolina State University; and Jay Altman, DVM,

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WEG Wrap-Up

A photographic wrap-up of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington September 25 – October 10.

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WEG Combined Driving

Images capturing the mastery of skill in the Combined Driving are featured from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, September 25 – October 10.

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