Effects of Hay Carbs on PSSM Horses Examined

The study group’s objectives were to determine if there is a difference in blood glucose and insulin response to feeding hay types with varying water soluble sugar and starch (NSC) content between horses with PSSM and control horses.

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Poll Recap: Public or Private Lands for Horseback Riding?

Keeping Horses Cool

Heat and humidity are major concerns for the horse since heat-related illness can be dangerous–even fatal.

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Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning

Aluminum phosphide is an indoor fumigant used to kill insects in most, if not all, of the stored grains we and our horses are exposed to. Like most pesticides, it can cause major problems in unintended species when used incorrectly.

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Equine Forage Conference at 3 Virginia Sites

Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council will explore how horse owners can best utilize their land for grazing and protect soil and water resources at the same time during this year’s equine forage conference

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Sand Colic Review Finds Correction Caveats

Sand’s heavy, abrasive nature makes it worth specific investigation when it comes to impaction in the equine intestine, according to a group of Israeli researchers who conducted a 12-year review of horses undergoing surgery to relieve

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Barn-O-Matic

The latest models of automated waterers and feeders can take some of the work out of horsekeeping, and automatic stall cleaners can even minimize your time wielding a pitchfork!

Finding it difficult to schedule enough

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Montana Pack Horse Case Heads to Court

Two men who allegedly overworked and starved four horses while on a mountain expedition through Montana’s Selway-Bitterroot area last summer go to trial tomorrow in Hamilton, Mont.

Craig Heydon of Atlanta, Ga., faces 10 animal cruelty

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Possible Problems Caused by Feeding Horses Bran Mashes

Horse Health Tips for Extreme Cold Weather

As temperatures continue to remain unusually cold it is important to remember that your animals require more calories to maintain body temperature and body weight.

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Fifth North Carolina Horse Dies of Unknown Toxin

A mystery toxin killed a fifth horse in western North Carolina in November. Veterinarians now suspect this case might be due to the same substance that caused the death of four other horses earlier that month.

The fifth horse was

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