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Laser 3000

The Laser 3000 is an ergonomically designed and lightweight veterinary laser, making it ideal for use by a veterinarian. The unit is ideal to treat horses, greyhounds as well as other animals for various pain conditions and injuries.

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The Assure System

Assure Guard and Assure Hoof are granulated products designed to be top-dressed on your horses feed either once or twice per day. Both products start your horse on the path to gastro-intestinal stabilization and health.

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Holder Leads After First Day of Rolex Dressage

Becky Holder and Courageous Comet lead the competition at the 2008 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Farnam following the first day of dressage competition. Further sweetening their success, Holder’s 39.3-scoring ride took place on her

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Kentucky Derby Documentary Gets Another Week in Theatres

Documentary filmmakers John and Brad Hennegan’s film “The First Saturday in May,” which made its debut April 18 in approximately 20 cities around the country, has been carried over for at least one more week in six Truly Indie theaters. The film

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Handling a Choking Horse


All animals can choke, including horses. When it happens, it should be considered a medical emergency. A horse chokes when its esophagus is obstructed, rather than the trachea, or windpipe. Although horses are still able to breathe in this

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Equine Locomotor Pathology Group Moves Toward Certification

The International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP) held the first of its second series of lectures earlier this month. Around 100 veterinarians attended the weekend course hosted by Virginia Equine Imaging and led by Jean-Marie

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One Week Left for 20% Photo Store Discount

To celebrate the launch of its new Pictopia photo store, TheHorse.com is offering a 20% discount on all framed and unframed images for one more week, ending April 30 (enter coupon code THApril20 when checking out).

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Hanging At Home with Rags to Riches

One year ago, Rags to Riches was a superstar on the racetrack and the favorite to win the Kentucky Oaks. Today, she is an expectant mother spending her retirement days at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

Rags to Riches, owned by Michael Tabor

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Virginia Tech Offers New Equine Ophthalmology Service

Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has added an ophthalmology service through an alliance with Scottsdale, Ariz., based Eye Care for Animals. The new offering, which became available on March 4, is provided by Gwendolyn Lynch

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Bioabsorbable Cisplatin Beads for Skin Cancers

Skin cancers are seen in horses, and many methods and technologies have been used to treat them. One of the more recent strategies is intralesional chemotherapy, or placing a chemotherapeutic agent directly in the tumor to kill the abnormal cells.

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Readers Respond: Shedding Light on Spring Shedding

Nearly 2,400 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you help your horses shed their winter coats?”


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Water and Dehydration Study Clarification

A 2008 Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) publication examining dehydration in working horses was summarized and printed on TheHorse.com on April 24, 2008, prior to its actual publication in EVJ. It was reviewed and approved by the researcher.

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Florida Vet Students Awarded Racetrack Scholarships

Three students from the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine have received scholarships from Gulfstream Park to further their studies in equine medicine, surgery, and research.

Established after the death of 2006 Kentucky

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Trial Date Set for Colorado Rescue Abuse Case

A Colorado woman accused of starving more than 20 horses at a rescue facility pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges during an appearance in Larimer County District Court yesterday.

According to Linda Jensen, public information office

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