Basic Health
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September 23, 2009
Working Hard or Hardly Working? Equine Work Intensity
Optimal nutrition of the performance horse hinges foremost on the exercise it performs.
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October 27, 2008
Feeding Horses: Just the Basics
Everybody knows horses need forage and grain…but how much? How often? What kind? What else? The answers may be
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October 25, 2008
Body Condition of Sport Horses
The scientists at Kentucky Equine Research teamed up with Olivia Martin of Performance Feeding to quantify the body condition of
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October 21, 2008
Skeletal Development in Thoroughbreds
Would imposing a defined excercise program on juvenile horses raise the rate of injury or cause other undesirable effects?
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September 15, 2008
Horses’ Weight-Carrying Ability Studied
A horse's weight-carrying ability depends on a number of factors that include size, conformation, body condition, age, and the
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October 28, 2007
Horse Colic Can Be a Real Pain!
Colic is a catch all term used to describe abdominal discomfort from any cause. Signs of horse colic include
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October 21, 2007
Stable Talk: Horse Terms
Just as any sport or hobby has its “insider” jargon, so it is with the horse world. Not only
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October 20, 2007
Changes in the Horse Industry
Numbers are given beginning in 1850, when there were 4.3 million horses and ponies in the United States as
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December 14, 2006
Nutrition and Convenience in Cube Form
If reputable hay dealers are not to be found in your area, there are alternatives to this classic forage
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November 15, 2006
Horse Splints
An injury to the splint bone itself as well as any trauma that strains or tears the interosseous ligament