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Rehab For Tendons and Ligaments
Options for managing new and chronic tendon and ligament problems are more numerous than ever but the basics are still often the best. Heat and cold therapy fall in that category. The horse’s tendons and ligaments are among the most … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged cold, hot, ligament, nutrition, tendon, Uckele Tendon EQ
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Electrolyte Problems in Endurance Horses
Electrolyte problems in the heat are directly proportional to sweat loss so it makes perfect sense that horses working long periods are at greatest risk. This puts the spotlight on endurance horses. Australian endurance horse champion Omani Mr. Squiggle owned … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged calcium, chloride, dehydration, electrolyte supplement, electrolytes, endurance, gut, horses, Lyte Now, nutrition, potassium, Pro Lyte, salt, sodium, sweat loss, thumps, uckele
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Mid-Pregnancy Nutrition
When an average size mare delivers she will have produced a 100+ lb foal, an 11 pound placenta, and as much as 16 pounds of fluid. She has also greatly increased the size and thickness of her uterus and blood … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged calcium, calories, Copper, Hay, Lysine, Methionine, minerals, nutrition, Pregnancy, Protein, whey
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Neurological Herpes Infections
Neurological Herpes, aka EHM – equine herpesvirus myeloencephalitis – is usually caused by a specific strain of the EHV-1 virus which is equine herpesvirus 1. EHV-1 typically causes mild respiratory tract disease or “colds” in young horses. Most adults develop … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged antioxidants, biosecurity, EHV-1, Herpes, immune system, Lysine, neurological, nutrition, outbreaks, vaccination
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Preventing Colic in Winter
You have probably seen this topic appear several times and in many places – with good reason. Colic is more common in winter (and fall), and the risk factors can be mitigated for the most part. vetmed.illinois.edu Impaction colic is … Continue reading
Getting Nutrition Advice
Nutrition is a science which incorporates physiology, biochemistry, organic chemistry and biology. Nutrition is also as much a specialty as Orthopedics, Pharmacology, etc.. Nutrition can be studied at the Masters degree or Ph.D. level. Veterinarians are not taught much nutrition … Continue reading
Can I Feed Straw?
It’s a fairly common question. Some people want to feed straw because they do not have access to good quality hay and want something to keep the horse busy between hay cube or pellet feedings. Others want to substitute straw … Continue reading
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Tagged calories, horse, minerals, nutrition, Protein, straw
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Nutrition is not ‘Alternative’ Fluff
First, my apologies to some effective therapies called “alternative” that do not fall under the umbrella of FDA approved drugs or recognized surgeries. There are many such therapies, such as acupuncture, pulsed electromagnetics, laser and others that are indeed effective. … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, alternative medicine, disease, health, horse, horses, nutrition, science, Supplements
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There Are No Bad Steps
Information recently provided by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission as well as many previous studies, including from the University of California at Davis, has shown that the vast majority of catastrophic injuries in racing horses are the end result of … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged bone, breakdown, catastrophic injury, diet, exercise, growing, growth, horse, mineral density, misstep, nutrition, racing, spine
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Let Them Eat Straw
People consider feeding straw for a variety of reasons such as reducing caloric intake, providing an alternative to horses that want to eat constantly, saving money on hay or substituting for hay when there is a shortage. Before doing it, … Continue reading
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Tagged calories, hay alternative, horse, minerals, nitrate, nutrition, Protein, straw, toxins, vitamins
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