Exotic Tastes: Equine Flavor Preferences

Does your horse have a favorite flavor?

Eight research horses in England did. Deborah Goodwin, BSc, PhD, research director of Applied Animal Behaviour Programmes at the University of Southampton, set out to discover what flavors horses

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Stall-Side Airway Test will be Available Soon

English researchers are working to move airway disease screening and diagnostics from the lab into the barn.

Equine HealthCare, a company based in the U.K., is developing a new respiratory diagnostic test based on measuring the amount of

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Disease Prevention Webcast

Equine Disease Prevention

Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz explains how to keep horses healthy by using certain infection control strategies.

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Iowa State University Vets: Protect Horses from WNV

The time to protect horses from West Nile virus (WNV) is now, said David Wong, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, assistant professor of equine medicine at Iowa State University’s Veterinary Medical Center.


“The peak of West Nile season is Augus

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Rattlesnake Bite Management Recommendations

The United States is home to 26 species of rattlesnakes, making rattlesnake bites relatively common events in equine medicine. Horse owners definitely need to resist the urge to begin sucking the venom from their horse’s rattlesnake bite

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Flies Be Gone

The size of a football, each trap catches up to 20,000 flies. The easy-to-use device is disposable and requires no maintenance. Each unit comes complete with a protein-based natural fly food called Ultra Biomass.

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EEE: Florida Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson is urging horse owners to get their animals vaccinated as the number of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases are on the rise.

As of June 30, there were four times as

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Managing Navicular Pain

My horse was diagnosed with navicular syndrome. Can you help me sort through the pros and cons of Bute vs. injections?

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Castration Technique Could Reduce Complications

A new sterilization technique that leaves a stallion’s testicles in place but nonfunctioning might provide a safe, simple, and reliable alternative to traditional castration methods, according to Iranian researchers.

In the

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Upcoming Webinar: How to Keep Your Horse Healthy

Is vaccinating your horse your only means of disease prevention? While vaccination is important, you’re only scratching the surface of what you can do to keep your horse healthy and prevent disease spread on your farm.

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Catastrophic Injuries in Horses

Following the euthanasia of the filly Eight Belles, who suffered catastrophic injuries to both front legs a quarter mile after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby, members of every sector of the Thoroughbred industry have banded together to proactively address safety and welfare issues. TheHorse.com is proud to present a FREE downloadable special report on catastrophic injury research.

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On the Mend: Chelokee’s Prognosis Good

Larry Bramlage, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, who in mid May said grade III winner Chelokee’s chances of survival were at 60-40 after the colt dislocated his right front ankle, is now talking about the colt being released from Rood & Riddle Equine

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