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Keeping Your Horse's Health Records

WebKeeping accurate records of your horse’s health needn’t be a burdonsome chore, and the information it will provide may be the vital key to quickly spotting a …

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For the Record: Keeping Medical Records

WebA record of inoculations is the most important item to keep in your medical file. Record when your horse is due for each vaccine and have a way to confirm that it was …

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Year-Round Health Plan for Your Horse

WebFeed a diet consisting primarily of forage and/or hay; supplement with minerals and grain as needed. Supply unlimited access to clean, fresh water at an …

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Know Your Healthy Horse: A Quick And Easy Checkup To Do

WebAn All-Over Once-Over. Now walk around your horse and check his body for new cuts and bruises. Even a quick inspection should show you any bumps, knots and …

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USEF SHOW JUMPING TALENT SEARCH EAST 2008

WebHi, everyone, wanted to get back to you about the USEF Talent Search competition held on October 4th and 5th at the USET Headquarters in …

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Monitoring Your Horse's Vital Signs

WebBaseline Readings. • Monitor your horse’s vital signs for several days to get an “average” normal. • Take readings at several intervals and under similar conditions since …

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Horse Health Checklist

WebHaltering/leading/backing. Good to go: Your horse allows you to catch and halter him, or puts up his usual resistance. He walks nimbly out of the pasture, and backs freely on the …

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Horse Shelters Benefit Horse Health

WebHorse's need shelter from the elements, whether it's snow, hail, rain, or extreme heat, in order for optimum horse health, horse owners need to provide shelter. …

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Equine Emergency! When to Call the Vet

WebIf the horse is lame, tell the vet which leg he is lame on, can he put any weight on the leg and when you first noticed the lameness. Location of any swelling and …

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Foal and Mare Health Care

WebOnce the mare’s “water” breaks, the foal should be delivered within 20-30 minutes. The foal should be able to be on its sternum (belly down, backbone up) within 2 …

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Hoof Health and Wet Conditions

WebFrog Sloughing. Under winter’s hard, dry ground conditions, your horse’s frog may thicken up considerably, especially if he is barefoot and has naturally low heels. …

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Stretching in Horses Has Health Benefits

WebStretching in horses offers both visible and invisible benefits. For one, it enhances the sensory nerve endings in the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints (also …

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Mortality: Equine Insurance: it's All About Protection

WebGenerally, insurance carriers calculate yearly mortality insurance premiums using a formula of 2.5% to 4.5% of an agreed value (or $25- $45 per $1,000 of coverage) …

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Equine Insurance: Compare Coverages

WebPeople see the surgery-only coverage as $65 a year cheaper, but in the long run that difference translates to only $5 a month or $1.25 a week. So for an extra $1.25 a week …

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Aging Gracefully

WebSoak everything your horse eats, or feed wet meals. Add psyllium or ground flax to replace the high mucus content of saliva with mucilage from those plant sources. …

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Health Issues for Older Horses

WebSome older horses also respond favorably to magnetic wraps. Trouble Holding Weight. Maintaining a healthy weight is an extremely common problem in older …

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Combat Hock Problems in Horses

WebProblems in the hock joints tend to creep up gradually, and early signs can be subtle: Your horse may have an on-again off-again lameness, with or without …

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12 Stallion-Care Myths

Web1. You need to clean your stallion’s sheath more often than you would a gelding’s. 2. For the best odds of getting a healthy mare pregnant by a healthy stallion, …

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New York's Carriage Horses: The First Step Down a Bad Road

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Director for Endurance, Para-Equestrian Dies

WebMary Lutz died June 9 as a result of a riding injury. A memorial service will be held June 24 in Stirling, N.J. June 12, 2006 — Mary Lutz, the U.S. Equestrian Federation …

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