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Going Green |
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| read full article | November 2010 | ||||||||
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Covering Ground A sound racing industry requires sound horses, and the surface over which horses race is a critical component. Most are familiar with the old adage, “No foot, no horse”. A trackman will likely tell you further, “No footing, no horse”. |
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| read full article | September 2010 | ||||||||
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Equine Allergies While the proportion of the horse population that suffers from allergies is unknown, allergies caused by things in the horse’s environment are thought to be on the rise. The problem, often manifesting as hives or respiratory difficulties, can be frustrating to deal with, but with improvements in testing methods and treatment approaches an increasing number of options are available to the horse owner. |
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| read full article | March 2010 | ||||||||
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Breathing Room Stables are notoriously dusty environments. In fact, recent studies have found that levels of dust in equine barns are often in ranges that are known to cause airway disease in people and lab animals. Fortunately, there are a number of practical measures that you can take to improve stable air quality and help protect your horse’s airways from high levels of dust. |
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| read full article | January 2010 | ||||||||
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| Musculoskeletal Health | |||||||||
Laser Therapy Though it has been met with varying degrees of acceptance by the veterinary community, cold laser therapy is touted by its advocates as speeding up recovery from a variety of soft-tissue injuries. Could it be the right tool for you? |
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| read full article | October 2010 | ||||||||
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Growing up Strong As your horse grows there is no question his body will change in a multitude of ways. But what can you do today to boost the impact of strengthening and conditioning tomorrow? A group of leading equine orthopedic researchers is trying to figure out how you can promote optimal musculoskeletal development in your young horse – giving them the best possible chance for soundness and success in the long term. |
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| read full article | August 2010 | ||||||||
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| IRAP Therapy Part of a growing shift towards using biologically based therapies to manage equine lameness, IRAP represents a new option in treating joint disease. |
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| read full article | March 2009 | ||||||||
