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SmartPak Offers Tips to Help Older Horses Weather Winter Woes

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SmartPak Offers Tips to Help Older Horses Weather Winter Woes

As with any horse, he should be eating 1-2% of his body weight in roughage every day. Keep in mind that horses burn more calories in the winter staying warm. Your horse’s body ferments roughage in the hindgut, which creates heat that helps keep him warm from the inside.

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The Monthly Equine Wellness Calendar Every Horse Owner Needs

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The Monthly Equine Wellness Calendar Every Horse Owner Needs

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– Deworm your horse in fall. The AAEP recommends tapeworm treatment once a year, in the late fall or early winter.

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Managing Healthy Air Quality in the Closed Up Barn

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Managing Healthy Air Quality in the Closed Up Barn

Fine particulate matter and fungal elements from stored hay and straw are a major source of respiratory irritation in barns with poor ventilation.

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Is Your Horse in Your Will? Equine Estate Planning Guide

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Is Your Horse in Your Will? Equine Estate Planning Guide

The Estate Planning Guide examines the differences between setting up a trust versus simply naming the horse in your will, the different types of trusts available, as well as other considerations to keep in mind such as registration papers and medical records for the horse, equipment, land, and your equine business.

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Reminder: 6-Panel Genetic Health Test Required For All APHA Breeding Stallions

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Reminder: 6-Panel Genetic Health Test Required For All APHA Breeding Stallions

Breeding stallions must have their DNA genetic health panel results on file with APHA before the foals resulting from their 2018 breedings and beyond will be eligible for APHA registration, per the 2017 APHA Rule Book.

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Rood & Riddle Wellington Performs Life Saving Surgery On Horse With 30 Pound Intestinal Mass

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Rood & Riddle Wellington Performs Life Saving Surgery On Horse With 30 Pound Intestinal Mass

A mass, weighing nearly 30 pounds and larger in size than a basketball, was found attached to the base of the cecum. The mass was successfully removed and a drain placed for abdominal lavages.

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Don’t Forget to Get That New Horse Show Puppy Vaccinated!

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Don’t Forget to Get That New Horse Show Puppy Vaccinated!

“Canine parvo is a disease that we have really good vaccines for. Unfortunately, vaccination is not happening with the right puppies in the right place at the right time.”

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Fall is a Crucial Time for Dental Check-ups, Especially for Senior Horses

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Fall is a Crucial Time for Dental Check-ups, Especially for Senior Horses

Because each set of premolars and molars erupts at a different age, they also expire at different ages. These can lead to gaps between teeth and teeth of varying heights (“wave mouth”) which causes abnormal chewing patterns and uneven wear on the teeth.

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Choosing the Correct Trailer Size For Your Horse

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Choosing the Correct Trailer Size For Your Horse

The length from butt bar to chest bar in a straight load should leave six to eight inches to spare. Too much length can get a horse in trouble.

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4 Tips to Help Protect Your Horse From Ulcers

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4 Tips to Help Protect Your Horse From Ulcers

Horses are designed to continuously graze throughout the day; they also have relatively small stomachs compared to their body size, with only about a two- to four-gallon capacity. Because horses are natural grazers, they produce large amounts of saliva and need a continuous amount of roughage in their stomachs to create a protective wall from gastric acids.

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