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9 Keys to Equine Nutrition

Lydia F. Gray, DVM, MA, medical director/staff veterinarian at SmartPak described nine keys to understanding equine nutrition at the Healthy Horses

Workshop during the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. Topics included forage, supplementation, nutrient requirements, the digestive tract, nutrient classes, and body condition scoring.

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Lameness Research

Lameness was an important topic at the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. Topics included arthritis treatments, extension tests, racetrack surfaces, navicular bursa injections, bone fragility syndrome, oral joint health supplements, nutraceuticals, sport horses, gaited horses and more.

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Laminitis Research

Experts discussed the causes, treatments, detection, and prevention of laminitis at the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. Topics included the efficiency of drug treatment, managing acute/chronic laminitis, foot and open-sole casts, and supporting limb laminitis.

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Science and Farriery

Equine authorities began the Putting Science into Farriery session at the 2008 AAEP Convention with a discussion of the farrier/veterinarian relationship. Also addressed were the history of farriery for horses as well as topics such as foot form and function, wall separations and quarter cracks in the hoof, trimming and shoeing, hoof repair composites and adhesives, and breakover techniques.

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Conformation and Function

At the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, attendees were treated to an in-depth presentation on horse conformation and its effects on soundness by veterinarian G. Marvin Beeman, MS, DVM, of the Littleton Large Animal Clinic in Colorado. He addressed methods of evaluating conformation as well as his own conformation categories.

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TheHorse.com Rolls Out New User Features

Users of TheHorse.com can now customize their profiles to save their favorite articles, manage their e-newsletter subscriptions, change passwords and e-mail addresses, and much more.

To access these new tools, be sure you’re signed in, then

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Take a Virtual Trip to the Equine ER

Author Leslie Guttman has spent the last year as the proverbial “fly on the wall,” taking in the sights, sounds, and actions at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. As she prepares for the August 2009 release of her book Equine ER: A Year in th

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AAEP 2007 Convention Complete Coverage

A wrap-up of the 2007 AAEP Convention, including the latest news and research on reproduction, arthritis, digestive health, infectious disease, dentistry, ophthalmology, horse management, diagnostics and more.

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TheHorse.com Launches Editorial ‘Fact Sheet’ Series

Sometimes it is difficult to find that one short authoritative article that gives the basic information you’re looking for on a specific equine topic. Something that gives you a foundation when you are looking for a starting point on which to

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TheHorse.com Launches Weird News Blog

Weird things happen to horses. So says Erin Ryder, News Editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care/TheHorse.com. Ryder scans international headlines daily to bring readers of TheHorse.com the most up-to-date information on

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CEM Test, Treatment Protocol Videos Available

With more than 350 horses involved in the investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM), veterinarians in 38 states are being asked to swab and treat horses for a disease this country hasn’t seen in decades, and then only on a limited basis in Kentucky.

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