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Petastic Naturals

Petastic Naturals brings you a line of eco-friendly products for animals that are 100% natural, biodegradable and sustainable. The plant-based line of pet products is petroleum-free, isopropyl alcohol-free, ammonia-free, chlorine-free, dye-free,

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Avoiding Hazardous Horseplay

Swiss researchers have released new data on risk factors and prevention measures for some of the greatest dangers to horses: other horses.

Anyone who has spent time on a farm with more than one horse could tell you that bites and kicks are

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Hazards Could be Hidden in Hay

Just 24 hours after Betsy Bueno of Santa Rosa, Calif., began feeding her horses a new batch of hay, one colicked and began to show neurologic signs. Within days, two of her 12 horses required euthanasia and seven were showing similar clinical

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Scratch n All

Animent has created its first animal care product, Scratch n All, a high-quality, silicone rubber scratching and grooming pad created to allow animals to safely satisfy the need to self-groom and scratch. The pads are designed for use in stables

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Kentucky Racing Group Approves Toe Grab Horseshoe Ban

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission July 14 unanimously approved regulations that would prohibit the use of horseshoes with toe grabs on front feet of horses racing in the state.

The regulation, which still must go through a public comment

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Large Animal Emergency Rescue Course Offered at KHP

Hagyard Equine Medical Institute will offer extensive three-day training courses in large animal emergency rescue techniques August 18-20, and August 22-24, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. This training is designed to educate first

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More Than $1 Million in Equestrian Aid Distributed

More than $1 million has been raised and distributed by 12-year-old nonprofit the Equestrian Aid Foundation (EAF), the group recently announced. This money is used to support equestrians with life-threatening illnesses or injuries. It provides

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Exotic Tastes: Equine Flavor Preferences

Does your horse have a favorite flavor?

Eight research horses in England did. Deborah Goodwin, BSc, PhD, research director of Applied Animal Behaviour Programmes at the University of Southampton, set out to discover what flavors horses

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Mysteries of Equine Herpesvirus-1 Shedding

While it’s widely hypothesized that horses shed equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) during times of stress and illness, researchers on a new study say that critically ill horses with acute gastrointestinal disease (colic or colitis) in a veterinary hospital

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Curlin Recovers from First Turf Start, Could Go to Europe

Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin came out of his second-place finish to Red Rocks in Belmont Park’s Man o’War Stakes July 12 in good order and was on his way to Saratoga the following morning.

The Man o’War was Curlin’s first start on turf

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Local Media Tour Hong Kong Horse Hospital

High-tech horse diagnostics were recently on display as the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Equine Hospital hosted a tour for local journalists.

The visiting media were shown some of the high-tech equipment used in the hospital. Demonstrations

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USEF Names Olympic Equestrian Teams


Pending U.S. Olympic Committee approval, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following horse/rider combinations to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.

The equestrian portion of the games will be held in Hong Kong. The

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