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HEALTHY FRONT HOOVES


Despite textbook images to the contrary, equine hooves rarely appear”perfect” Further, no two hooves are created equal even on the same horse. If you pick
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RETAINED PLACENTA


If the placenta (fetal membranes) have not passed from the mare’s uterus within 4 hours after foaling, the uterus can become inflamed and or infected.
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CHRONIC DIARRHEA


General Information Chronic diarrhea is diarrhea that recurs intermittently or persists for longer than 2 weeks. The manure has a “cow pie” to watery consistency.
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JOINT INJECTIONS


Dr. Garfinkel might inject medications into horses’ joints to combat such problems as synovitis and osteoarthritis (com­monly injected joints indicated in red). Two of the
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HOW INSULIN WORKS IN A HOR …


In healthy horses, the pancreas produces a hormone called insulin in response to increased glucose levels in the blood from high-starch and -sugar meals. Here’s
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DEWORMING


One of the biggest changes that has influenced almost every horse owner is the new recommendation for intestinal parasite control. Gone are the days of
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EHV-1 UPDATE SAN DIEGO


January 14, 2014: The investigation into the confirmed EHV-1 positive Thoroughbred racehorse filly indicates the filly displayed initial clinical neurologic signs on January 9, 2014
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WHAT’S IN A BLOOD TE …


Red blood cells, white blood cells, serum, platelets … let’s face it, veterinarians look for a lot of things when they run a blood test
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WORLD JOUST TOURNAMENT POW …


The Tournament of the Phoenixâ„¢ is a two day, six event sports contest, the original ‘extreme’ sport. The only event of its kind in the
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