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Jan 26, 20232 min read

Hock Lameness and Treatment

Lameness in the hock is a fairly common problem in the performance horse. For the most part, ailments in this area represent chronic or...

Jan 25, 20232 min read

Significance of Blood Work In the Horse

Any animal with a rather nondescript problem should have its blood checked. Analysis of a blood sample can yield a tremendous amount of...

Jan 24, 20231 min read

Muscle Pain of the Back in Performance Horses

Muscle pain in the hindquarters of the horse is very common. Picture the horse's back as a receiver. Whenever the horse is feeling pain...

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Jan 22, 20231 min read

Gutteral- Pouch Infections In The Horse

The guttural pouches are air-filled sacs located along the sides of the throat, just behind the angle of the jaw. They open into the...

Jan 21, 20231 min read

Parasitism: Interpretation of Laboratory Data

Infestations with large ( Strongylus vulgaris and Triodontophorus ) and small strongyles ( Cyathostomum and related genera ) are among...

Jan 20, 20234 min read

Horse Ulcers: Colonic (Hindgut) or Gastric?

Colonic ulcers are different than gastric ulcers, and 45% of nonperformance and 63% of performance horses have them. Most of us know...

Jan 19, 20231 min read

Dust Challenge In Horse Feed

Dust amount and type of alfalfa cubes, and good- and poor-quality hay were studied. The cubes were produced by a high-temperature drying...

Nov 28, 20221 min read

Poor Eater - Think Ulcers

The majority of performance horses have gastric ulcers. There are many reasons for this. Let’s begin with the fact that horses are...

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