- May 30, 2018
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Environment and Hoof Health-Practical Hoof Care by Heather Smith Thomas The environment a horse lives and works in (wet or dry condition and the types of footing) makes a big difference in whether feet...
- May 10, 2018
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Broodmare Nutrition: Feeding the Pregnant Mare by Heather Smith Thomas The mares you plan to breed need adequate body condition and proper nutrients (in proper balance) in order to cycle and conceive early...
- March 28, 2018
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Growth Rate in Foals by Heather Smith Thomas FOALS GROW FASTEST during the first months of life. Genetics, feed, and environment all play roles in growth and skeletal development. Brian Nielsen, PhD (Professor...
- March 08, 2018
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Diarrhea in Young Foals by Heather Smith Thomas INTESTINAL INFECTIONS CAN BE DEADLY for young foals, especially in the first days and weeks of life. A clean environment, good care and monitoring, and being...
- February 07, 2018
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Reproductive Problems in Mares by Heather Smith Thomas BROODMARE MANAGEMENT CAN BE CHALLENGING, trying to get every mare safely in foal. There are many reproductive problems frequently en-countered and...
- January 10, 2018
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Causes of Early Pregnancy Loss in Mares and Possible Prevention by Heather Smith Thomas THE FRUSTRATING THING about breeding mares is that sometimes a successful conception does not result in a full-term...
- November 16, 2017
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Correcting Crooked Legs in Foals by Heather Smith Thomas MANY FOALS ARE BORN with some degree of angular limb deformity. Most common are knees too close together (carpal valgus), with fetlock joints wide...
- October 05, 2017
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Tying Up in Thoroughbred Racehorses by Heather Smith Thomas MUSCLE PROBLEMS ARE FAIRLY COMMON in athletic horses. Muscle pain and cramping associated with exercise have been recognized for more than 100...
- August 03, 2017
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Prevention and Minimizing Respiratory Disease are Crucial to a Horse's Overall Health by Heather Smith Thomas IF A HORSE CAN’T BREATHE OPTIMALLY, he can’t run as fast or as far. Respiratory health...
- July 13, 2017
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Feeding Horses to Help Prevent and/or Treat Ulcers by Heather Smith Thomas MANY RACEHORSES DEVELOP ULCERS in the digestive tract, partly due to the stresses of an unnatural environment, increased exercise...
