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Emergency Care

Marcia King November 1, 1999

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New In-Shoe Sensor Helping Horses Stay Sound

A Footwear Primer

Jennifer O. Bryant November 1, 1999

Understanding the various types of equine footwear can help owners decide which shoes suit their horses best.

Stall Design

Karen Briggs November 1, 1999

That stall is very likely the place where your horse is going to spend the bulk of his existence as a domestic animal. Even if he is turned out every day, and exercised regularly, up to 16 hours of his daily life could be whiled away in that familiar

COPD

Michael Ball, DVM November 1, 1999

Please take a deep breath. Excuse me, I said could you take a deep breath please? No, stop nuzzling at my backside. Could you please just take a deep breath?

This might be a typical one-sided conversation a veterinarian would want

Horses and Humans: Eating For Two

Karen Briggs November 1, 1999

Equines are obligate herbivores, meaning they are designed to eat plants and only plants; they’re not equipped to eat or to digest animal flesh. Humans, on the other hand, are true omnivores, meaning we’ll eat practically anything.

Licensing Agreement Claim False

Kimberly S. Brown October 27, 1999

The press release issued Sept. 1 by Select The Best of Carson City, Nev., regarding a licensing agreement with Nutramax Laboratories Inc. concerning a combination chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride product is completely false,

Diagnon Corporation Announces Introduction Of Eqstend

The Horse Staff October 27, 1999

Diagnon Corporation announced the introduction of Eqstend, a partially purified equine albumin, at the Bluegrass Equine Critical Care Symposium in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 25-26. Albumin is the main protein, of three blood plasma proteins, whic

17 Pa. Horses Positive For EIA

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director October 22, 1999

Seventeen equines have tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia in Wayne County since Sept. 18, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA). Fourteen of the equines have been destroyed, and the other three are quarantined.

Mexico Removes CEM Testing Requirements For U.S. Horses

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director October 22, 1999

The USDA announced Oct. 15 that U.S. horses exported to Mexico will no longer be tested for contagious equine metritis (CEM) and quarantined for 30 days.

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