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Living with Old Soft Tissue Injuries
Tendon and suspensory ligament injuries plague horses performing in all disciplines. Even pleasure horses and pasture ornaments may fall victim if they take the proverbial “bad step” over rough ground conditions. These are every bit as painful as bone or … Continue reading
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Tagged boots, conditioning, Copper, exercise, ice, injury, ligament, Lysine, Magnesium, swelling, tendon, vitamin C, wraps
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The Foundation for Strong Immunity
There are many herbs, plant or bacterial extracts and probiotics that can stimulate the immune system but they won’t help if the horse’s body does not have the basic raw material it needs to respond. That comes from the diet. … Continue reading
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Tagged B-Vitamins, Copper, diet, immunity, iodine, Magnesium, Selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin E, Zinc
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Winter Respiratory Care
Clear or whitish nasal discharge, sometimes foamy. Dry cough when starting exercise or eating. When there is no fever to indicate infection, these are signs of IAD – inflammatory airway disease – and are very common in stabled horses. A … Continue reading
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Tagged ammonia, cough, dust, essential oils, herbs, IAD, Jiaogulan, lungs, mold, MSM, RAO, Spirulina, ventilation, vitamin C, winter
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Full Spectrum Joint Support Supplements
The big three joint nutraceutical ingredients – glucosamine, chondroitin and hyaluronate – address the health of joint cartilage but there are other types of tissues that also play key roles. Stabilizing structures of the stifle … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidant, berries, bone, Boswellia, Cartilage, Cat's Claw, chondroitin, collagen, free radicals, glucosamine, Golden Rod, hyaluronic acid, joint, ligaments, MSM, Quercetin, Resveratrol, supplement, vitamin C
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Switching from Pasture to Hay
Hay is just dried grass but there are several things to consider when making the transition from pasture to hay. Fading pastures necessitate a change to hay As grasses mature and develop their seed heads, fiber fractions progressively increase … Continue reading
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Tagged fatty acids, Hay, salt, vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin E, Water
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When Pasture Dies Off
Since hay is just dried grass, it may seem like switching from pasture to hay isn’t an issue. On some levels this is true but there are important differences between hay and live grasses that have an impact on how … Continue reading
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Tagged essential fatty acids, Hay, pasture, salt, vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin E, Water, winter
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