Articles
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Planning Long Transports to Prevent Potential Problems
Whether a horse is transported over a short or long distance, it causes stress for the horse… and its owner! There are ways of reducing this stress and its consequences for horses. Studies show ...
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Energy Needs for the Competition Horse
Regardless of the discipline, nutrition remains pivotal to achieving peak performance. Without a customized, nutritionally balanced ration, a horse will be unable to develop the levels of fitness and ...
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Preventing Joint Injuries in the Performance Horse
Though powerful, horses are also fragile. Since we are consistently pushing their limits, performance horses are the most vulnerable of all. The saying “illness comes on horseback but departs on foo...
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Preventing Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (RER) is a chronic, debilitating condition that can shatter all of your hopes for your competition or racehorse. Fortunately, you can take preventative measures to ...
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Using Nutrition to Prevent Colic
IMPACTIONS As powerful and vivacious as they may seem, under certain conditions, horses are susceptible to some serious health problems. In very little time, various types of colic can destroy an anim...
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Avoiding a Hay Belly
Willow has had 4 foals, and as a result, tends to show characteristics of a hay belly....