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15 Riding Exercises to Correct Common Leg, Seat and Hand …

WEBBending your wrists in either direction inhibits your ability to give smooth, direct rein aids and follow your horse’s motion fluidly. Fix 4: Place a tongue depressor …

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11 Guidelines for General Horse Health Concerns

WEBOver the last five decades, veterinary care and best practices for horse health and management have undergone extraordinary advancements, driven by …

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Equine Vaccination Recommendations & Annual Horse Health Chart

WEBFind out which equine vaccination recommendations are right for your horse at different ages and stages. Download this PDF chart with equine vaccination …

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Wisconsin Horse Positive for EHV

WEBA horse at a private facility in Vernon County, Wisconsin, is positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus (EHV). Two additional horses are suspected positive. The …

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Feed Your Horse a Balanced Diet

WEBAn adult horse in moderate work typically consumes about 2 to 2.5 percent of his body weight in dry feeds, such as hay and processed grain, a day. For a 1,000 …

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Vitamin E: An Equine Essential

WEBAmounts Count. Then there’s the matter of how much Vitamin E your active horse needs. While further studies on working horses are needed, the current National …

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Ten Hoof Care Tips to Help Keep Your Horse's Hooves Healthy …

WEBHome » Health » Hoof Care » Ten Hoof Care Tips to Help Keep Your Horse’s Hooves Healthy and Strong. 1. Pick out your horse’s feet. This may sound pretty …

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Stall vs. Pasture

WEBShe says that Lord Nelson, the former Rutgers campus patrol horse and resident equine personality who died in 2015 at age 42, happily shared a paddock for …

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Head to Hoof: Senior Horse Health Concerns

WEBAll can cause health concerns for senior horses and may be related to other older-horse health issues. For instance, seniors may be at higher risk for impaction …

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To Shoe or Not to Shoe

WEBA healthy sole is strong and hard, while a weak sole is thin and pliable. A horse with weak soles may be more susceptible to bruising and would, therefore, benefit …

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3 Wisconsin Horses Positive for EHV

WEBThree horses in Wisconsin have been confirmed positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus (EHV), and additional cases are suspected. The confirmed cases are …

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Recognize the Signs of Equine Neurological Disorders

WEBLack of coordination, weakness or paralysis of the hind limbs, muscle twitching, impaired vision, head pressing, aimless wandering, convulsions, circling and coma are some of …

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Equine Melanoma: Harmless Bump or Time Bomb

WEBWhat You See and Why. Melanomas develop when cells that contain the dark pigment melanin (called melanocytes) proliferate. “Most equine melanomas grow in the …

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A Practical Guide to Equine Insurance

WEBOnce you’ve purchased a policy, the insurer will expect you to keep it apprised of any changes to your horse’s health. And should you need to make a claim, …

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Understand Equine Insurance

WEBMortality. Somewhat comparable to human life insurance, equine mortality insurance covers death caused by accident, injury, or illness. Many policies also cover …

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Four Texas Horses Positive for EIA

WEBFour horses in Texas have been confirmed positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA). The cases are located in Waller, Montgomery, Denton and El Paso …

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Horse Accident in Queens, NY

WEBMy New York friends let me know about a terrible accident tonight that happened in Queens, New York. A seven-year-old Quarter Horse named Romeo was …

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Equine Medirecord Digitizes Equine Health Record Collection

WEBThe 2022 MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill led the way in collecting and keeping horses’ medical records secure and organized this year. The competition’s …

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Photo Gallery: #FEIWorldCup Sacramento

WEBCheck out some of our favorite moments from this weekend's $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Sacramento.

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Postcard: The $216,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping New York

WEBA crowd of 8,400 watched as horse after horse faulted in a tough test for the American Gold Cup trophy at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, N.Y., leaving only two in …

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