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Introducing a New Horse to the Herd

If you've ever watched an unfamiliar horse try to gain entry into an established herd, you will probably never forget it. The violence of the herd members as...

http://www.equisearch.com/farm_ranch/management/newhorse_032006/

Your Horse and Diabetes

We're familiar with diabetes in humans, but not many people know that horses can also have diabetes and blood-sugar problems. "Insulin resistance" is sometimes called "pre-Cushing's"...

http://www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/your-horse-and-diabetes/

Danger in Your Horse's Grass: Fructan

[/caption] In the past two decades, says forage researcher, Kathryn Watts, pastures in the United States and Europe have been undergoing a transformation. Increasingly, grass varieties that concentrate energy and are...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/nutrition/feeds/fructandanger_032205/

Remembering Remarkable Rugged Lark

American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) two-time Superhorse Rugged Lark died Oct. 26, 2004, at the age of 23. Take a look back at three strong and adventurous women and how...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/western/pleasure/ruggedlark_120804/

Book Excerpt: Bombproof Your Horse

Understanding how a horse thinks is the foundation for all my bombproofing strategies. If you understand your horse's motivation, it will be easier to comprehend why certain training...

http://www.equisearch.com/resources/reviews/bombproof_051904/

Why Equine Kidneys Rarely Fail

It's easy not to think too much about your horse's kidneys. As long as there's some indication that they're working -- and the wet bedding in the stall seems evidence...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/eqkidneys31003/

Retirement Setup Choices for Horses

[/caption] You might have heard a similar story: A seemingly kind, capable person offers to take over the care of a friend's no-longer-serviceable horse; after a few months or a year, the...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/senior/eqretire46/

For the Record: Keeping Medical Records

You select feeds carefully, you make sure your horse gets plenty of exercise and turnout time. You keep an immaculate barn, maintain your fences diligently and keep matching first-aid kits...

http://www.equisearch.com/farm_ranch/management/eqrecordca141/

The Skinny on Tapeworms

If you had to live as a primitive animal, being a tapeworm wouldn't be so bad. Imagine a perpetual vacation at a Caribbean resort, where you have nothing to do...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/deworming/skinnyontapeworms/

Assess Your Horse's Laminitis Risk

By now, the basic facts of laminitis are as familiar as they are frightening: Brought on by mechanical or metabolic stress, this devastating inflammation of the soft laminae of the...

http://es.qa.aimstaging.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/assess_laminitis_risk_031910/