How to care for the basic health needs of horses
A nearly lost shoe should stop a rider cold because it can expose horses to foot injuries ranging from nail punctures to sole bruising. Having the right tools and knowing how to use them can help you remove a shoe safely when a farrier isn’t available.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine have linked bone loss to proximal sesamoid bone fractures in California racehorses.
Gage County currently contains the state’s only VSV-quarantined premises.
The Clay County horse was subsequently euthanized.
The Scott County mare is reportedly recovering after being treated for West Nile virus.
The ponies mark case numbers 13 and 14 for Florida in 2020. Both were euthanized.
Drs. Jenny Biehunko and Camie Heleski touch on how nutrition might or might not affect horse behavior.
An unvaccinated mare was euthanized after testing positive for Eastern equine encephalomyelitis. A weanling suspected of having the disease after showing clinical signs was also euthanized.
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Kansas counties with vesicular stomatitis virus cases on newly identified premises include Allen, Cherokee, Coffey, Elk, Labette, Lyon, Miami, Neosho, and Wilson.
Horses have a good sense of smell. Drs. Jenny Biehunko and Camie Heleski talk about how scents and pheromones might help calm horses, especially during travel.
A farrier is part of a team that also includes the horse, owner, trainer, grooms, and veterinarian. This team approach is never more necessary than when a horse has an injury or disease.
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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services had confirmed EEE cases in Baker, Holmes, and Jackson counties.
The horses lived at the same Suffolk County farm.
The Eastern equine encephalomyelitis fatality rate in horses exceeds 90%. Horses act as sentinels for human risk.
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