- November 16, 2021
- 292 Downloads
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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
- 1,040 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...
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- September 14, 2021
- 880 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...
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- August 17, 2021
- 1,389 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...
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- June 22, 2021
- 695 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...
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- May 19, 2021
- 1,100 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,...
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- May 18, 2021
- 1,047 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...
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- March 24, 2021
- 766 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...
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- February 23, 2021
- 754 Downloads
- File Size 579.2kB
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
- 1,016 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...
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- November 22, 2020
- 1,085 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...
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- October 27, 2020
- 959 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
- 1,100 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...
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- July 28, 2020
- 1,163 Downloads
- File Size 2MB
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
- 1,093 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
- 1,217 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
- 1,108 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
- 967 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
- 964 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
- 1,022 Downloads
- File Size 1.3MB
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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- February 25, 2020
- 960 Downloads
- File Size 1.1MB
Foal Health —Think Quick by Amanda Duckworth BY THE TIME a Thoroughbred foal is born, a significant amount of effort has been dedicated to its arrival. Download this week's Health Zone to continue...
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- January 21, 2020
- 953 Downloads
- File Size 1.1MB
Mare Health —Two Much by Amanda Duckworth AT THE CLOSE OF 2019, Catch Ya Later Bro and Twin Turbo made headlines for their exploits. Victories in maiden claimers rarely lead to such things, but in this...
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- November 11, 2019
- 1,006 Downloads
- File Size 1.5MB
Cold Hard Truth —Hydrotherapy by Amanda Duckworth THE CONCEPT OF HYDROTHERAPY and horses is not a new one. Racehorses in Australia routinely go for a swim in the ocean while their American counterparts...
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- October 29, 2019
- 935 Downloads
- File Size 1.9MB
Core List — Vaccines by Amanda Duckworth WHEN IT COMES TO VACCINATIONS, whether a horse requires a specific vaccine sometimes depends on its lifestyle; other times, it does not. Download this week's...
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- July 16, 2019
- 1,087 Downloads
- File Size 4.2MB
Long-term Wellness —Joint Health by Amanda Duckworth JOINT HEALTH IS CRUCIAL in horses, especially ones as athletically inclined as Thoroughbreds, and as a result, there are a wealth of options when it...
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