health zone

Health Zone reports tagged "health zone"

September 2022 - Joint Health: In Flux

  • August 30, 2022
  • 125 Downloads
  • File Size 8.1MB

When it comes to joint issues, treatments continue to evolve by Amanda Duckworth IDEALLY, A HORSE will never have joint issues, but that is not a reality for most. Download

August 2022 - Gut Health: More Than a Gut Feeling

  • July 26, 2022
  • 222 Downloads
  • File Size 4.5MB

Recent studies provide insights on gastrointestinal tract health by Amanda Duckworth IF THE DIFFERENT parts of a horse could compete in a race to win the title of "most important in terms of good... Download

July 2022 - Grooming: The Right Touch

  • June 28, 2022
  • 300 Downloads
  • File Size 1.5MB

Grooming provides opportunities to address problems early by Amanda Duckworth BECAUSE GROOMING IS one of the basic cornerstones of horsemanship, its wide-reaching importance can sometimes be taken for... Download

May 2022 - Hoof Care: Solid Footing

  • April 12, 2022
  • 552 Downloads
  • File Size 2.3MB

Researchers look at farrier work relative to performance, welfare by Amanda Duckworth A BETTER UNDERSTANDING of the mechanics of hooves, and especially hooves in motion, can improve the performance and... Download

April 2022 - Nutrition: Balancing Diet Issues

  • March 30, 2022
  • 533 Downloads
  • File Size 6.7MB

Individual equine nutritional needs often vary by Amanda Duckworth WHEN IT COMES to feeding horses, there are some straightforward facts that nutritionists and veterinarians always point toward. Download... Download

March 2022 - Parasites: Targeted Dewormers

  • February 22, 2022
  • 562 Downloads
  • File Size 3MB

Treatment programs based on horses' needs help prevent resistance by Amanda Duckworth INTERNAL PARASITES ARE not a new issue when it comes to horse management, but ideas on how best to deal with worms... Download

February 2022 - Foal Health: From the Start

  • January 18, 2022
  • 589 Downloads
  • File Size 2.8MB

Finding right diet for foals, pregnant mares by Amanda Duckworth A MARE'S MILK helps new foals avoid illness and properly grow, and, as foals begin to mature, some more hands-on human intervention... Download

January 2022 - Older Mares: Just a Number?

  • December 21, 2021
  • 725 Downloads
  • File Size 3.6MB

Studies offer clues on when mare age is a concer, and when it isn't by Amanda Duckworth AS BREEDING SEASON draws closer, Thoroughbred broodmares are being prepped for another year of being productive... Download

November 2021 - Hay: More Than a Gut Feeling

  • October 19, 2021
  • 1,701 Downloads
  • File Size 2.1MB

Hay — It's important to tailor hay to specific horses' needs by Amanda Duckworth AS HORSE CARE can get expensive, horsemen keep an eye out for areas where they can save some money, but when it... Download

October 2021 - Vaccines: Shot Clock

  • September 14, 2021
  • 1,383 Downloads
  • File Size 998.4kB

Vaccines — Researchers examine timing of equine vaccinations by Amanda Duckworth FOR HUMANS, "VACCINES" and "herd immunity" have become buzzwords over the past year, but for horse owners... Download

September 2021 - Grooming: Closest of Connections

  • August 17, 2021
  • 1,876 Downloads
  • File Size 1.4MB

Grooming — Grooming, baby talk benefit horses' physical, mental well-being by Amanda Duckworth THE PHYSCIAL BENEFITS of keeping an active horse properly groomed are well known. Grooming provides an... Download

July 2021 - Joint Health: Getting It Right

  • June 22, 2021
  • 1,076 Downloads
  • File Size 2.7MB

Joint Health — Prompt lameness exams key in keeping small problems from becoming big issues by Amanda Duckworth LOOKING FOR AN easy way to describe a potentially complicated problem sometimes requires... Download

June 2021 - Parasite Control: Parasites

  • May 19, 2021
  • 1,530 Downloads
  • File Size 1.4MB

Parasite Control — Experts now recommend fecal egg counts to guide deworming by Amanda Duckworth RESEARCHERS AND veterinarians have long worried about the risk of overreliance on dewormers for horses,... Download

April 2021 - The Right Balance: Nutrition

  • May 18, 2021
  • 1,406 Downloads
  • File Size 2.7MB

The Right Balance — Calorie Intake, Nutrient Ratio Key to Feeding the Racehorse by Amanda Duckworth ANY ATHLETE WILL tell you that nutrition is an important part of the equation when it comes to performance... Download

March 27, 2021 - Virus Control: Coronavirus and Equines

  • March 24, 2021
  • 1,076 Downloads
  • File Size 1.6MB

Virus Control —Coronavirus and Equines by Amanda Duckworth A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT is a key step when it comes to many of the basic management principles, such as fly control, that surround the care of horses... Download

January 16, 2021 - Mare Health: Early Start

  • January 12, 2021
  • 1,228 Downloads
  • File Size 1.1MB

Mare Health —EarlyStart by Amanda Duckworth FOR A THOROUGHBRED MARE the ability to become pregnant reliably and deliver a foal safely is ket to being a productive member of a broodmare band. Download this... Download

November 14, 2020 - Feed: Nightmare Situation

  • November 22, 2020
  • 1,276 Downloads
  • File Size 1.1MB

Feed —Nightmare Situation by Amanda Duckworth ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES of good horsemanship is a proper feeding schedule. Figuring out the right feed for any horse is important and something many take pride... Download

October 31, 2020 - Vaccines: Stick to the Schedule

  • October 27, 2020
  • 1,142 Downloads
  • File Size 994.3kB

Vaccines —Stick to the Scheduled by Amanda Duckworth IN A ROUNDUP of key words from 2020, "vaccine" is likely to make almost any list. Thankfully, when it comes to horses, equine vaccination... Download

September 12, 2020 - Grooming: Brushing Up On Basics

  • September 15, 2020
  • 1,305 Downloads
  • File Size 1.6MB

Grooming —Brushing Up On Basics by Amanda Duckworth GROOMING IS PERHAPS the most basic staple of good horse management, and in Thoroughbred racing, few know horses better than their grooms. Download this... Download

July 11, 2020 - Joint Health: Common Cause

  • July 14, 2020
  • 1,296 Downloads
  • File Size 2.9MB

Joint Health —Common Cause by Amanda Duckworth SOME ISSUES HORSES struggle with, such as laminitis, can be difficult for people to comprehend fully becuase they are not afflictions humans face. When it... Download

Browse Folders