“To shoe or not to shoe?” Equine joint study looks at pressure loading
As a horse owner, one of the many questions you will almost inevitably ask yourself is “to shoe or not to shoe?”.
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Equine care and entertainment: There’s an app for that
There are plenty of smartphone tools out there to educate and entertain horse lovers.
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“My horse saved my life”: Peruvian Paso steps up in stallion attack
“Esplendor was mentally strong and willing to fight for himself and me at the same time.”
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“The Misfits” at 50: Honoring the horse and an iconic western
February 1, 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of the release of “The Misfits,” the iconic and underrated film about Nevada mustangers who brutally capture wild horses so they can sell them to the slaughterhouse.
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The perils of breeding horses for color
All else being equal, a buyer is often willing to pay more for a horse with an attractive color pattern.
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A man, a mule and a wagon: Reading the pulse of the empty American prairie heartland
Bernie Harberts drove his mule Polly through a 2,500-mile journey through the American heartland in search of The Lost Sea – but he found much more.
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Distance riding champions make it a family affair
Grandpa and two granddaughters put in the miles for year-end championship buckles from the NATRC.
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Radical nutrient loss on US rangelands marks an “alarming trend”
Thousands of samples collected over the past 20 years have shown long-term declines in nutritional value in native forages on America’s grasslands.
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Wayne McIlwraith: The man who launched a revolution in equine surgery
Arthroscopic pioneer has written six textbooks, 450 scientific publications and textbook chapters, and delivered more than 650 scientific presentations.
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Genetic roots of eye cancer in horses unearthed
Horse owners can now identify horses at risk for ocular squamous cell carcinoma and make informed breeding decisions.
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The cost of breeding a foal: Is it really worth it?
It takes a great financial commitment to breed a horse – probably more than most buyers realise.
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Treating old scar tissue in horses
Acupuncturist shares method using moxa to help reduce scar tissue in horses.
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Ready or not: Induced birth in horses
The best ways to minimize the complications of an induced foaling is to be sure the foal is mature and the mare ready.
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Sniffing out complementary care: Aromatherapy for your horse
Scientific evaluations of the constituents of essential oils and herbs have confirmed the qualities that natural therapists have known and used for so long.
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Show ring success: Top tips to keep your horse calm and collected
The show ring is a unique and unfamiliar environment and competing there presents challenges that may cause spooky, restless and uncooperative behaviours in your horse.
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Inside PMU: Urine factories and the menopause horse industry
After giving birth to their foals, the mares are impregnated again and returned to the stalls, while most of the foals are slaughtered for meat. So, too, are the mares once their bearing years have passed.
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How the horse can help us answer one of evolution’s biggest questions
New study sheds light on chicken-egg situation in evolution.
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Not all protein is created equal for young horses at weaning time
High-quality protein promotes proper weight gain as well as skeletal and muscular growth in weanlings.
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When the pressure is on, some riders breach the whip rules in horse racing
Researchers delve into whip rule breaches in Australian racing.
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Helping your horse cope with Equine Herpes Virus (EHV)
We have used and abused medicines for 50 or 60 years and we have created super bugs and viruses through our own shortsighted practices.
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