Feeding Horses Forage Post-Colic Surgery Improves Outcomes
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
July 15, 2019
Researchers found providing handfuls of forage to horses within hours after colic surgery improved gut healing.
Researchers found providing handfuls of forage to horses within hours after colic surgery improved gut healing.
Flaxseed is quickly becoming a popular nutritional supplement for horses. But what exactly is this grain and how does it benefit the horse? Here’s wha to know about flaxseed.
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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The BLM said approximately 2,581 wild horses will remain in the Triple B Complex, in Eastern Nevada, once the gather is completed.
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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Is it okay to feed a growing 3-year-old horse alfalfa hay? An equine nutritionist weighs in.
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.
When breeders flock to the same few stallions in a certain breed, a genetic nightmare can result. Here’s how a PRE organization and researchers used science to improve genetic diversity.
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.
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