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Preventing Fall and Winter Colic

August 5, 2020January 1, 2013 by Northwest Horse Source

Keys to Avoiding a Dangerous Syndrome by Gayle Ecker Fall—and even winter—is often a time of increased colic calls to veterinarians. While not all colic can be prevented, paying attention to your management of the horse can go a long way to decrease the incidence, and the suffering …

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Principles for Evaluating Hoof Health: Part 5

August 5, 2020December 1, 2012 by Mark and Karen Plumlee

Pt. 5: Ensuring Optimum Load Sharing by Mark and Karen Plumlee, Mission Farrier School Using the principles in this 5-part series will give you the basics for evaluating your horse’s hoof health. It includes: Understanding Foot Falls, Identifying Distortion, Understanding the Sole Plane, What is Breakover?, and Load Sharing …

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How Old is “Old?”

August 5, 2020December 1, 2012 by David Sauter D.V.M.

How to Calculate Your Horse’s Age and Manage Common Senior Horse Challenges by Dave Sauter, DVM Studies have shown that horses can continue to be serviceable into their older years. One such study found that 63% of older horses still perform some athletic service and 10% are actively competing. With that …

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“Where There’s Smoke…”

August 5, 2020November 1, 2012 by Northwest Horse Source

What to Do When Your Horse is Exposed to Heavy Smoke by R. Paul Schwab, DVM Last summer was devastating for much of the west because of forest fires. Not only did the fires destroy acres of forest, farmland, and homes but they also impaired air quality hundreds of miles …

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The Best Time to Feed Before Competition

August 5, 2020November 1, 2012 by Northwest Horse Source

Getting the Most from Your Performance Horse by Joe Pagan, Ph.D. One of the most common questions asked about feeding the performance horse is when to feed before a competition. Theoretically, feeding should be timed so that all of the nutrients from a meal have been digested, absorbed, and …

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Principles for Evaluating Hoof Health – Part 4

August 5, 2020November 1, 2012 by Mark and Karen Plumlee

Part. 4: What is Breakover? by Mark and Karen Plumlee, Mission Farrier School Using the principles in this 5-part series will give you the basics for evaluating your horse’s hoof health. It includes: Understanding Foot Falls, Identifying Distortion, Understanding the Sole Plane, What is Breakover?, and Load Sharing. Breakover …

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All About Boots

August 5, 2020November 1, 2012 by Allison Trimble

How to Boot Up Your Horse for Safety and Support by Allison Trimble, Willfully Guided Horsemanship In very physical equine sports, like performance horse competition, leg protection is important. Injury to a horse’s legs can be career ending. There are a lot of types and brands of leg protection and …

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Is Your Horse Lacking an Essential Mineral?

August 5, 2020October 1, 2012 by Eleanor Blazer

The Importance of Copper by Eleanor Blazer, www.horsecourses.online “See a penny, pick it up…and put it in a bucket?” Adding pennies to a horse’s water to increase copper intake is without merit; it doesn’t work. Pennies minted after 1982 are only 2.5 percent copper. You may want to add copper, …

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Rethinking Parasite Control: Part 2

August 5, 2020October 1, 2012 by David Sauter D.V.M.

Part 2: Six De-Worming Practices for Equine Wellness by Dave Sauter, DVM Last month we discussed how parasite control was revolutionized in the 1960’s with the introduction of benzimidazoles de-wormers. With it and other new products developed in the 70’s and 80’s, it became easier, less expensive, safe and effective …

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Microcurrent: Part 2

August 5, 2020October 1, 2012 by Northwest Horse Source

Part 2: Integrating Microcurrent Therapy into Your Horse’s Wellness Program by Deborah Powell Microcurrent therapy is a versatile treatment tool that you can use to help almost any physical issue your horses might experience. Once you decide to use microcurrent, it is important to select an appropriate device before …

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