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Glands at a Glance: A Horse's Endocrine System

Think of the equine body as an enlightened corporal corporation. Under the direction of president hypothalamus, CEO pituitary gland processes messages to and from department managers, known collectively as endocrine...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/endocrinesystem_062907/

Dealing with Cushing's Disease in Senior Horse

I am a serial monogamist when it comes to horses. I can only seem to love one at a time. They stay with me through their lives, and...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/doak101703/

Founder Factors in Three Horses

Editor's note: In the October 2009 issue of Horse & Rider, Dr. Barb Crabbe explores how various metabolic disorders can increase your horse's risk of laminitis ("Founder Factors: Cushing's and...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/founder_factors_three_horses_092309/

Anhidrosis in Horses

Many horse owners have wished that their horses would sweat less. It would certainly help keep our mounts and tack cleaner. However, sweat plays a...

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Cushing's Disease in Horses

Cushing's Disease, or Cushing's Syndrome, is often thought of as a disease that only afflicts older horses, however, it has been known to occur in horses as young as eight...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/cushings/

Managing the Changing Needs of Older Horses

[/caption] In the fall of 1993, I escaped the pressures of finding my first office job by fleeing to Australia for a year and working as a groom at a show-jumping...

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Disappeared Equine Diseases

[/caption] Would you recognize a case of nasal gleet or glanders, lampas or bronchocele, catarrh or coitus disease, mallenders or sallenders if it invaded your stable? These and the dozens more...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/eqdiseases3117/

EQUUS: Hands On Pop Quiz Final Exam Part 3

As you work your way through this Pop Quiz, you'll find that each question is on its own page. The question is repeated with the corresponding answer on the following...

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Giving Medication by Mouth

He has a respiratory infection that's left him completely uninterested in his grain-and-antibiotic mixture. She's a notoriously fussy eater who turns up her nose at a doctored dinner, no matter...

http://www.equisearch.com/resources/how_to/medicationbymouth_122006/

A Gray Gelding's Mysterious Hair Loss

For the first three years of his life, Charlie, a gray Thoroughbred-Percheron gelding, was normal in every way. Then, just after he turned four, something strange started to happen: He...

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