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Get your horse health-care, management, and industry questions answered here! Ask the TheHorse Live is a free audio event available exclusively from The Horse. Each month, Ask TheHorse Live focuses on a specific equine health care and industry topic hand-picked by our editors. We gather leading veterinarians, researchers, and industry experts to tackle even your toughest questions, submitted in one of two ways:

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A Breath of Fresh Air: Senior Horse Respiratory Health

Give Your Old Horse the Best Care!

Aging horses often require individualized care to keep them comfortable and happy. Listen as our expert answers questions about senior horse health conditions, nutrition, hoof care, and more.

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Horse Hoof Care Basics

Your horse’s feet are his foundation. What does a healthy hoof look like? Does your horse need shoes, or is he fine barefoot? And what about hoof boots? Learn how to work with your farrier (or trimmer) and veterinarian to ensure your horse’s feet receive

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Hot Summer Days and Your Horse

Summer is a great time to get out and enjoy your horse, but the season also comes with management challenges. In this prerecorded Q&A, we’ll answer your hot weather health questions about riding, bathing, hydration, and transportation. You’ll also learn the signs of heat exhaustion

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Insect Control for Horse Farms

Bugs are beyond annoying for our horses. Insects spread diseases—some of them deadly—and can cause irritating and performance-limiting allergic reactions. Listen as our expert answers questions about protecting horses from mosquitoes, gnats, biting flies, ticks, and more.

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Endocrine-Related Laminitis: Know Your Foe

Laminitis is one of the most common diseases in horses, and it has many different causes. Find answers to listener questions on endocrine-related laminitis in horses with conditions such as PPID, equine metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance. Sponsored by InsulinWise.

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Mare and foal

Get Ready for Equine Breeding Season!

Get your questions answered about breeding mares and stallions and producing top-quality, healthy foals during our live Q&A. We cover everything from selecting the right parents to gestational care to ensuring your foal’s safe delivery.

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Clear and Present Danger: Reduce Your Horse's Disease Risk

Biosecurity: Protect Your Horse From Disease

How can you keep your horse healthy when going to horse shows, trail rides, or events? And what about bringing new horses into a boarding stable? Learn about practical biosecurity measures to protect your horses.

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Botulism: Deadly to Horses

Horses are one of the most susceptible species to botulism. Find out how to protect your horse from this deadly neurologic disease.

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Creepy Crawlies

Lyme Disease in Horses

Lyme disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose and has (or might not have) a myriad of vague (or not-so-vague) clinical signs in horses. Learn about this tick-borne disease and get your questions answered during our live Q&A.

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Top Equine Medical Studies of 2017

PPID: Early Signs, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Did you know your horse could be suffering from equine Cushing’s disease long before his coat turns long and curly? Learn how to recognize subtle signs and offer your horse an early intervention for PPID.

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