What to Know Before Starting a Horse Rescue
Pat Raia
July 14, 2019
Getting a rescue up and running—and keeping it that way—takes more than the desire to save skinny horses. Here are some practical points to ponder.
Getting a rescue up and running—and keeping it that way—takes more than the desire to save skinny horses. Here are some practical points to ponder.
Dr. Olivia Lorello will bring advanced cardiovascular examinations and exercise testing, as well as chiropractic care, to clients.
Two horses have died thus far at this year’s Calgary Stampede, which began July 5 and runs through July 14.
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Horses in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas have tested positive for VS, and multiple facilities in each state have been quarantined.
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The affected McKenzie County, North Dakota, horse is receiving veterinary care while isolated and recovering at home, officials said.
Careful dietary consideration can help make an OTTB’s transition from racehorse to pleasure or sport horse easier on his digestive system.
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Renowned veterinarians talk catastrophic injury prevention, uniform medication policies, and more in a Translational Medicine Institute video.
Digital and optical refractometers are simple, rapid, and cost-effective methods for assessing failure of passive transfer in foals with moderate to good accuracy, researchers found.
Researchers say the mutation responsible for the sometimes-fatal muscle condition immune-mediated myositis (or IMM) is just as common, if not more so, than at least two other well-known genetic diseases in Quarter Horses: HERDA and HYPP.
While a limited gene pool hasn’t put Japanese Thoroughbreds at risk of losing genetic diversity, selective breeding and low foal numbers have, researchers in that country say. Here’s why.
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