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Ask the Vet LIVE Q&A: World Equestrian Games Horse Care Recording Now Available

TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE session on World Equestrian Games Horse Care, held on Sept. 8, is now available for listening on demand. Scores of questions on transportation of World Equestrian Games equine athletes, nutrition, pain management, and more were answered by veterinarians Kent Allen, DVM; Hannah Wellman, DVM; and Cynthia G. MacKenzie, DVM.

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What is Alltech?

Kentucky-based Alltech, lead sponsor of the World Equestrian Games, is an animal nutrition company and more.

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TheHorse.com Presents Ask the Vet LIVE Q&A: Common Hoof Problems

Thrush, underrun heels, hoof cracks, shelly feet, and laminitis, oh my! Today’s horses can face many common hoof problems, whether the animals are pasture pets or high-level competition horses. Join us on Monday, August 16, from 8-9 p.m. Eastern U.S. time for our Ask the Vet Live Q&A chat event on Common Hoof Problems.

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EVA: Stallion in England Tests Positive

A stallion has tested positive for the venereal disease Equine viral arteritis (EVA) in Staffordshire, England, reports HorseandHound. Breeding restrictions have been placed on the stallion.

Not much else is known, but the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs in the England said in a s

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Weed Management: Thistles

Dr. William Witt of the University of Kentucky discusses managing four thistles–musk, plumeless, bull, and Canada thistles–in horse pastures.

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Four Horses Killed By Lightning Strike

Four Thoroughbred racehorses were killed by lightning in Jasper, Ga., Monday, July 26. Two geldings and two pregnant mares were found dead in their field located on the 66-acre farm owned by James and Irma Green. The horses were valued at more than $100,000 the Greens told WSBTV Channel 2, but the Greens

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