Joint Maintenance (Book Excerpt)

There are a number of modes of therapy that can help maintain joint health and reduce pain associated with joint disease.

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Kentucky Panel Adopts Policy on Horse Identification

Horses racing in Kentucky will now be identified the morning of their respective races and before leaving the paddock following a directive from Jim Gallagher, executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA).

Gallagher,

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Feeding the Problem Horse

Some horses present special challenges, such as being too thin, too fat, or sick. Some horses are finicky and are hard to keep weight on, especially when working.

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Equine Jet Lag

The consequences of jet lag for the equine athlete have become more relevant in recent times due to increased travel of performance horses across multiple time zones for international competition.

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Quarantine Lifted at Kentucky Harness Track

Standardbred racehorse owners got a scare last week when officials quarantined three barns of horses at the Red Mile, a harness track in Lexington, Ky, because of serologic test results that suggested a horse might have had equine infectious

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ReRun Takes Moneighs to EBay”eRun Takes Monei”Run T

With winter at hand and funding for charitable organizations on the decline, ReRun, Inc. hopes to raise some much-needed funding to sustain the Thoroughbred adoption program by once again offering Moneighs at auction on eBay.

With winter at hand and funding for char

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Surgery on The Cliff’s Edge Deemed Successful

Robert LaPenta’s The Cliff’s Edge, who suffered a fracture of the right front fetlock during the running of the Oct. 2 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) at Belmont, underwent successful surgery the morning of Oct. 4 at the New Jersey Equine

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AQHA’s Web Site Available in Spanish

The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) is proud to announce the availability of AQHA information via web site en español!

AQHA cordially invites you to visit the Spanish web site,

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Troopers Instruct Iraqi Horse Handlers

Trading computers and badges for saddles and spurs has provided a welcome break for troopers of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division’s Horse Cavalry Detachment working with Saddam Hussein’s former horses at the Baghdad Zoo.

After

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Saddlebred Won’t be Exhumed–Yet

The motion by Sally and Joe Jackson to have Wild Eyed and Wicked exhumed for further investigation was heard Aug. 13 before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and it will be held in abeyance pending further”P>The motion by Sally and Joe Jac

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Breaking A Young Horse

My husband and I recently broke my 3-year-old mare to ride. The first few times she rode like a dream, then she caught on to the idea that when we catch her, she has to work, and she has gotten a bad attitude. Her new antics include bucking. I’v

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Equine Metabolic Syndrome

Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), Cushing’s disease, insulin resistance (IR), glucose intolerance, and glycemic indices of feeds have gotten a lot of press lately. The terms are taken from the human literature, where they have very specific

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Water Crossing

Water Crossing

How can I get my horse to cross through water when I’m riding him on trail? He refuses to even get his feet wet.

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Spooking on the Trail

I have a 17-year-old Arabian mare. When trail riding, she looks for every opportunity to jump, spook, or take off, especially now that my other horse, her companion, no longer accompanies her. Is there a safe daily supplement just to take the edge off while riding?

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Compounded Problems

Compounded medications are in the news, on our shelves, and in our horses. Compounding is a confusing topic, but one that has of late come to the forefront of legal and ethical treatment of our horses. Compounding is not bad; in fact, it’s

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