- April 12, 2022
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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...
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- March 30, 2022
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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...
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- February 22, 2022
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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...
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- January 18, 2022
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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...
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- December 21, 2021
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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...
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- November 16, 2021
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Breeding —Information growing on topics such as infertiliy, impact of inbreeding by Amanda Duckworth AHEAD OF BREEDING season, farm managers everywhere are doing their best to have stallions and mares...
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- October 19, 2021
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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...
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- September 14, 2021
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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...
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- August 17, 2021
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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...
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- June 22, 2021
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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...
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- May 19, 2021
- 1,446 Downloads
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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,...
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- May 18, 2021
- 1,335 Downloads
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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...
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- March 24, 2021
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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...
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- February 23, 2021
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Mare Health —Playing for the Long Haul by Amanda Duckworth THE MAJORITY OF future racehorses have a relatively routine start to life, both when it comes to foaling and growing up next to their mothers...
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- January 12, 2021
- 1,152 Downloads
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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...
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- November 22, 2020
- 1,221 Downloads
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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...
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- October 27, 2020
- 1,080 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...
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- September 15, 2020
- 1,230 Downloads
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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...
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- July 28, 2020
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Gastric Ulcers —Treatments, Awareness Key by Amanda Duckworth GASTRIC ULCERS ARE UNDOUBTEDLY a common problem when it comes to Thoroughbreds, but the science behind them also indicates the cause is usually...
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- July 14, 2020
- 1,231 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...
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- June 09, 2020
- 1,382 Downloads
- File Size 2.3MB
Deworming —Edge of the Cliff by Amanda Duckworth WHILE NOT THE MOST pleasant thought, horses are going to have worms. For decade it was standard procedure to administer dewormer to horses on a regular...
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- May 20, 2020
- 1,239 Downloads
- File Size 1.5MB
Transportation —Trucking Along by Frank Angst "ANOTHER BIG DAY in the office," reads a recent Facebook post from Campbell Horse Transportation above a video showing horses unloading from a trailer...
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- May 05, 2020
- 1,042 Downloads
- File Size 1.3MB
The Big Step —Hoof Care by Amanda Duckworth NO HOOF, NO HORSE remains as true as ever, and while most of the healine-making laminitis stories in horse racing tend to relate to cases stemming from injury...
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- May 05, 2020
- 1,045 Downloads
- File Size 2.7MB
The Weight—Nutrition by Amanda Duckworth KEEPING A HORSE at its ideal body weight can sometimes be a challenge, but much like the Goldilocks parable, being "just right" leads to the best results...
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- March 10, 2020
- 1,106 Downloads
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Fly Control —Keep It Clean by Amanda Duckworth THERE ARE FEW guarantees when it comes to horses, but the fact that warmer weather will result in flies around the barn is one of them. Download this week's...
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