Question: I have a wonderful, cooperative, 6-year-old Quarter Horse mare that was foaled on our farm. I use natural-horsemanship training techniques. The only problem I have is with lateral flexion....
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Technology commonly used to test blood for drugs and the air for pollutants may one day aid in the detection of chemical "soring," the application of mustard oil,...
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When temperatures get frigid, dehydration is probably the last thing on your mind. After all, that's really only a problem in the warm-weather times of year...
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[/caption] During the summer and early fall months, you may notice the appearancs of small yellow-ish dots on your horse's coat. These are the eggs of Gasterophilus, the botfly, which the...
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Baxter Black "Doc, I called you just as soon as I seen ol' Buck was sick. He's been a little poorly But he never missed a lick. Last winter he got...
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In some regions, early fall brings a bumper crop of bot flies, and with them a rash of bot fly eggs that you'll want to remove. Larvae that matured inside...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/removing-bot-fly-eggs-on-horses/
[/caption] Late summer and early fall is prime time for botflies. You’ll find their sticky, yellowish eggs, shaped like grains of rice, on a horse’s chest, forelimbs, and belly. The eggs...
Electing Electrolytes Consider electrolyte supplements for times when your horse may lose important salts through sweating. Not all horses need electrolytes,...
http://www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/power-aids-ions-fire-body-cells-your-horse/
I stood in a puddle beside Kimberly, watching a black-and-white, Border Collie mix cleaning and rearranging her eight puppies. We were in the dank, gray hallway of the county animal...
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We do our best to feed our horses well--and we generally succeed. And yet knowing what's best doesn't always mean that we do what's best. Admit it: You realize a...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/nutrition/feeds/mistakes_062907/
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