Bone Formation With Exercise
Les Sellnow
June 1, 1999
Strong bones are essential if a horse is to perform successfully and still remain sound.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Strong bones are essential if a horse is to perform successfully and still remain sound.
Explore lotions, creams, and ointments, along with grooming tools and beauty wraps you use on your horse.
Upon returning from Oklahoma after seeing the destruction from the tornadoes that swept through the area on May 3, Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS), a part of the United Animal Nations (
Unwelcome and unannounced they come, developing silently within the intestines of the horse. Within the cecum, the parasites usually surround the ileocecal valve. Having no mouth parts or digestive tract, they absorb nutrients through their
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is adding Memphis, Tenn., to the list of limited ports of entry approved for semen, embryos, and products of horses, ruminants, and swine.
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A newborn foal, teetering on spidery legs, has a knock-kneed, awkward charm that can melt hearts.
I need to put weight on my skinny Thoroughbred. Would beet pulp be a good addition to my horse’s diet?
The ear is divided into three portions: the outer, the middle, and the inner ear. The outer ear is the visible portion that can be a strong indicator of the general mood of your horse, a tip-off as to where its attention is directed, and even a
A discussion of epiphysitis is anything but simple, straightforward, or lacking in complexity. To begin with, there is confusion and”P>
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The American Farrier’s Association Convention held in Lexington, Ky., March 3-6, was planned with the professional farrier in mind. While the lion and the lamb vollied outdoors throughout the four-day event, inside the convention center farriers
Horses’ knees are like human ones, and that’s good news for both species. It means that continuing research at Colorado State University aimed at helping horses with osteoarthritis –missing cartilage –also is applicable to humans as well.
The University of Guelph, located in Ontario, Canada, is home of the world renowned Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). The university is a research-intensive and student-oriented facility. Its written mission is to serve society and to enhance th
Vaccines have been true godsends the world over. Diseases that once laid waste to large segments of the human population now are held in check by vaccines. One of those killing diseases, smallpox, has been eradicated. Much the same has happened
In January, Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine began operating a Pet Loss Support Hotline to support grieving animal owners. Specially trained WSU veterinary student volunteers are staffing the
Deep digital flexor tenotomy is a surgical alternative that transects the deep digital flexor tendon in the mid-cannon bone region. This major tendon runs down the back of the horse’s leg and attaches to the back of the coffin bone.
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