Horses Can Be Sentinels of Health Risks in Fracking Areas

A Standardbred farm near a fracking site managed milk aspiration/subdued mentation in multiple foals over three years. Although treatment was costly, recovered foals were as athletic as unaffected foals when they went on to race.

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A Quick Guide to Micronutrients for Horses

Though they make up only a tiny part of horses’ diets, micronutrients play big roles in major physiological functions, ranging from bone and muscle performance to digestion to hormone signaling.

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Wean Foals at Six Months, or Wait?

A new study by French scientists suggests that allowing foals and their dams to wean at their own pace could be a more welfare-friendly breeding strategy than traditional methods.

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