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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 ready.
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Successful NY breeder Avanti Stable racing more of its horses
By Charlie McCarthy
NOT ALL THOROUGHBRED owners can watch their horses work from the backyard.
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Arroyo Vista Farm owner looks to capitalize on Cal-bred program
By Tracy Gantz
THE SYNERGY SPARKED BY THE creation of Arroyo Vista Farm comes from many California threads.
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For every homebred raised on a private farm, there are many more Thoroughbred owners and breeders who place their horses at boarding farms—a decision that can be critical in a horse's development.
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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 comes to the right hay, cutting corners is ill-advised.
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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 they are just a routine part of responsible equine care.
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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 up close and personal opportunity to check on a horse's general well-being, keep its coat and hooves healthy, and catch any brewing issues ...
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Gastric Ulcers — Study finds different approaches better suited for each disease
by Amanda Duckworth
IN SOME WAYS gastric ulcers are one of the simpler issues horses face.
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Joint Health — Prompt lameness exams key in keeping small problems from becoming big issuesby Amanda Duckworth
LOOKING FOR AN easy way to describe a potentially complicated problem sometimes requires more general terminology.
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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, and more of their warnings have come true in the past year.
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