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Find out how coffin bone fractures happen and how to prevent them from becoming career-ending injuries.

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Sherry A. Johnson, DVM, MS Dipl. ACVSMR November 20, 2024

Learn how to recognize a tendon injury and what you and your veterinarian can do to treat it.

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Lucile Vigouroux November 20, 2024

Researchers investigated fecal sample analysis as a noninvasive alternative diagnostic method for IBD in horses.

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Diane E. Rice November 20, 2024

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Lucile Vigouroux November 19, 2024

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Natalie DeFee Mendik, MA November 19, 2024

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Madeline Boast, MSc November 18, 2024

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Natalie DeFee Mendik, MA November 12, 2024

These horsekeeping tips can help keep your farm running smoothly and horses healthy when winter weather arrives. Read more in the Winter 2024 issue of The Horse.

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Colic in Pregnant Mares

Karen Hopper Usher November 11, 2024

Late in pregnancy, mares’ abdominal space is limited, and they can experience colic. Learn more in the Winter 2024 issue of The Horse.

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Clair Thunes, PhD November 8, 2024

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