Trade Zone: Feeding the Estrous Cycle Keys to successful breeding are well-balanced diet, healthy body condition Mares must have a well-balanced diet and a healthy body condition to cycle properly and...
- Jan 24 2012
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Trade Zone: The Invisible Disease A major cause of female infertility, endometritis affects up to 15% of broodmares Endometritis is an invisible disease. It affects the delicate lining of a mare’s uterus...
- Jan 16 2012
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Trade Zone: Vaccine Efficacy Most of us have received vaccinations or “shots,” and most of us have watched our horses get theirs, but how many of us really understand how these vaccines work? Why are some...
- Jan 12 2012
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Trade Zone: Ulcers..For Life? What could the following three situations all have in common? 1. You return home from the track after a disappointing race. You had high hopes for your elite runner and he...
- Jan 12 2012
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Trade Zone: Proper Nutrition for the Broodmare Mares must have a well-balanced diet and healthy body condition to cycle properly and conceive and carry a foal. According to equine nutritionist Dr. Tania...
- Nov 09 2011
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Trade Zone: Tackling Tendon and Ligament Injuries The latest therapies for injured tendons and ligaments focus on rebuilding the tissue to its original strength and elasticity When it comes to tendon and...
- Sep 15 2011
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Trade Zone: The Equine Respiratory System The respiratory tract of the horse, which moves extremely large volumes of air in and out of the lungs, is a highly specialized organ system that serves one primary...
- Aug 28 2011
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Trade Zone: Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again: Rehabilitation The most dreaded call for owners or trainers can be the one informing them that a star race prospect has come up with an injury. Whether...
- Aug 16 2011
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Trade Zone: Baby Boot Camp: Prepping Yearlings Anyone who’s watched scruffy, awkward weanlings playing in a pasture may wonder how they ever turn out to be the pristine, polished yearlings seen heading...
- Jun 20 2011
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Trade Zone: Deworming Owners are often concerned about internal parasites—maybe a little too concerned—and their actions to rid horses of all parasites are leading to the unintended consequences of making...
- May 10 2011
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