There are thousands of species of flies in the United States. While only a select number of these species are common nuisances, the disruptions they cause to your horse’s normal feeding and pasturing routines can
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Emergency Wound Care: How to Stop Bleeding
Every horse owner should know what to do if an injury occurs. In an emergency, such knowledge could even save your horse’s life. No matter how the injury occurred, whenever a wound is bleeding, your
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Heat Stroke
The body maintains its normal temperature in hot weather by moving heat through the muscles and out through the skin. Blood also removes heat as it circulates through the body and releases it through lung
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Tips for Safe Summer Horsekeeping
An equine vet offers advice for keeping your horse comfortable and healthy during the summer. The heat can wreak havoc on your horse’s health. It can result in dehydration, lethargy and general malaise. Severe heat
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Cooling a Hot Horse
Question: When cooling a hot horse after exercise, many people simply spray the horse all over with water and do not scrape away the excess. Does it really offer a benefit to spray the entire
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Signs That Your Horse Has an Insect Problem and What to Do About It
We’ve all had times where we wish our horses could talk and tell us what’s bothering them. The truth is, horses do communicate as best they can. It’s up to horse owners to pay attention
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Horseback Riding Safety Tips
Whether you’re horseback riding or working from the ground, heed these safety tips to keep you and your horse out of trouble. Dennis called them “storms,” and he sat down with America’s Horse to talk
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Rabies Has Many Faces
Rabies. The word conjures up chilling images from old movies: a snarling dog, foaming at the mouth, attacking anything that moves. But did you know horses are very susceptible to this disease? Skunks, foxes, bats,
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Performance Horse Training Session Breakdown
All of my training sessions with my performance horses are about 30 to 40 minutes in length and follow a general outline: Warm-up Training Friendly time Training Friendly time and cool-down When I say, “friendly
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A Creepy-Crawly Threat to Horse Health
A rising tick population could cause problems for your horse. Tick populations have been increasing, and experts are predicting even higher than normal numbers in most areas of the country. Migratory birds and white-tailed deer
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Tips for Show Jumping Success
Winning in the show ring is the culmination of hard work and hours of training. Riders like show jumping star Todd Minikus are envied. Over his 40 year career, he’s earned more than 130 national
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Managing feed costs
You can’t watch the news at night without seeing something about the current surge in inflation. This has affected everything that we touch, buy and use today. Our feeding programs have felt the full force
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Ask the Vet: Wound Care (bandaging)
Question: My horse has two open, gaping wounds on the front of his hind ankles from being hit by a truck several weeks ago. They are not healing well and since he is a show
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Maximizing the Design of Your New Horse Barn
Equestrian safety, functionality and style are among the key objectives when planning a new horse barn. Following are design recommendations to help ensure the building will meet the needs of the animals and the people
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Barn Safety Tips
Whether you have worked on a farm for years or are just getting started, safety should always be your top priority. Taking the necessary precautions will ensure that both humans and animals on the farm
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