The UF Equine Acupuncture Center will consist of a 6,240-square-foot barn, which includes 12 stalls and a treatment area, and a 12,500-square-foot arena. The center will function as a clinic through which Huisheng Xie, B.Sc.V.M., Ph.D., a clinical professor in the integrative medicine service at the UF Veterinary Hospitals, will provide acupuncture therapy to aid in treatment of a variety of conditions affecting horses.

The side distortion test simulates what could happen if 1,200 pounds of horse happens to land on your head during a fall. It measures the ability of the helmet to resist distortion, should that scary accident happen to you.

Take a minute and think of two of your horse friends. Now consider this: If you each own one competition horse, statistics suggest that two of those horses will have stomach ulcers.1 The signs can be subtle, such as an undesirable attitude or poor performance, and can signify a serious health risk that can potentially lead to other issues like colic.2