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To Clip or Not to Clip
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Ugh...I just don't know what I should do! I have had my horse for just over a year. Last fall he grew such a thick coat, he looked like a hairy pony! I mean REALLY hairy. BUT after I clipped him, he rubbed everywhere! He is so sensitive I had to wrap polos around the reins so they wouldn't rub him! He had blank...
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Horse Choking on Something?
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Yesterday while I was grooming my horse I gave him a piece of carrot, which I do all the time. He seemed to crunch on it happily and that was the end of that. Then a few minutes later he was coughing and moving his tongue around his mouth. I watched him and he didn't seem to be in distress, but he was definitel...
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Equine Thermal Imaging is a Game-Changer
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Hi all, I have just gotten my certification in thermal imaging and am here as a resource if you have any questions at all about how it works. I think it's a game-changer in the way we see and care for our horses.Literally, I think it will be like pre and post cell phone in how it will be integrated into our liv...
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A New Approach To Lameness
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http://www.barnmice.com/profiles/blogs/a-new-approach-to-lameness
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EEE for those in Canadian Maritimes...
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Has anyone heard of many cases of EEE so far this year? Also wondering if I vaccinated my horse in July...i know, should have done so earlier, but wondering if that will be sifficient to cover him. He got his booster too. There are just plenty of mosquitos here in the valley, and I'm just a little paranoid...
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Using silicon to strengthen the horse's bones?
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http://review.barnmice.com/4547/strengthening-the-horses-bones-with-silicon/-- Edited by Barbara F on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 08:42:58 AM
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Equine chia
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I have tried this out on my horse for a trial period and really like the product. I have not noticed a big difference in my horse's condition but he was in great condition already. What I like about this is that is an all natural supplement that has great properties for sand colic (we live in Florida), om...
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Ever heard of Schuessler salts?
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Has anyone ever heard of Schuessler salts as therapy for a horse cough? they are from Germany.
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Barbara F
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Why is my Horse Becoming a Bit Girthy?
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I've noticed the past three or four times that I've saddled my horse, when I do up the girth - not too tightly - he starts to walk on the spot as though something about the girth being done up is bothering him. I have preseed hard all over his back and looked underneath and don't see anything. He is fine when I...
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Foundering
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So I was just wondering what exactly makes a horse founder? Too much of something? While I was cleaning, I came to the conclusion that I have a lot of horse treats! I was just wondering, if you feed an excessive amount of treats can this cause the horse to founder?
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Rhino EHV-1 virus outbreak - California Ag Chief letter - please share!
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This information was sent to me and I urge everyone to pass it along:Rhino EHV-1 virus out break - this is the California Ag Chief letter - please share it A recent disease outbreak of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHV-1) has been traced to horses who attended the National Cutting Horse Associa...
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Barnmice Admin
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NSAIDS in Saliva for Laminits
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So, I was browsing (see: hogging) the horse magazines at the library yesterday, and I came across a short article in Equus (I think) from March or April that talked about how scientists/researchers at the U of Calgary and U of Alberta had discovered that a treatment for laminitis may exist in horse spi...
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EHV-1 Outbreak
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Just wondering what other barns might be doing in the face of the outbreak. There are two confirmed cases here in AB in horses that were down at the Utah show, so you can imagine there's chaos. I'm taking extra precautions (spraying the truck tires, nerf bars and floor mats with Virkon), but both barns...
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Literally eating his legs...
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My coaches Andalusian has always chewed his front legs since the day he was bought in from running wild as a 3 year old. She has tried everything, from fly repellant, to shampoos to "fly socks" and nothing is working. Quiby recently chewed through his fly socks and is now chewing hunks of FLE...
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Updates on EHV Outbreak in Western U.S.
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http://www.barnmice.com/group/barnmicenews/forum/topic...
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Barbara F
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Cough Remedy Advice
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Hey everyone! My 14 year old AQHA gelding is a roarer. He had the tie-back surgery 10 years ago before I owned him. Ever since then, at the beginning of each ride he will cough 2-3 times and then carry on. Over the last 8 years that I've had him, this cough has become progressively worse. Because of the tie...
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Weight Gain: The Natural Route
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I don't really feel like spending more than I need to get some meat on my mare's bones. As a few of you know, she was on pasture for over a year and then was brought back to mostly being stalled with grass hay (alfalfa is TOO much energy for her. She IS still a TB) I can't afford to feed more grain (She gets about...
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RCI calls for end to medication in race horses
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RCI calls for end to medication in racehorses This is kind of a follow up on my last post about Equine Recoup - The Association of Racing Commissioners International held their annual meeting his past Sunday (20th March), and apparently quite a few of them are in favour of getting rid of medicatio...
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Vaccines
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What vaccines is everybody giving this year if you aren't showing? And what are you giving if you are showing this year? Just wondering after hearing about the possible Rabies exposure at two horse shows in the US -- Horse Show Attendees May Have Been Exposed to Rabies
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Antihistamine for Horses?
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Is there such a thing? What about Ranitidine, which is used for stomach acid and which also helps (me, anyway) with my allergies?
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Barbara F
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Pinch of Baking Soda or Pinch of Salt in Horse's Feed?
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I always thought a pinch of salt would do thri trick, but now I am reading that baking soda is the better choice. Read this and scroll down to get to the sodium part. Thoughts?
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Hay vs Pellets - The battle against boredom
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Hay: The Favorite Lunch Munch for Horses I got this article in my inbox today from the Kentucky Equine Research Health Review Newsletter, and I thought I would share it with you all. Essentially, the article states that in a study where two groups of horses (one allowed to munch on loose hay all day, and...
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Omega Alpha BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Contest!
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Omega Alpha is running a new contest for more great prizes on their Facebook Equine page. Spring is here! At least the calendar says so.Time for SPRING CLEANING! So our big announcement is that in celebration of Spring and hopefully better weather, we want to offer a new promotion for April to benefit...
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Laser Therapy Survey
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Hello, I am looking for some help doing market research to open my own business. I have attached a quick survey with a few questions, anyone that can complete it would be great, I am offerring 25% off the first service to anyone that completes the survey and is within 100km of Mohawk track (although if yo...
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Equine Recoup for Racehorses?
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Equine Recoup: a non-disqualifying drug for race horses? Evidently, Laurie Laxon, New Zealand's "best horse trainer" supports Equine Recoup - a "specifically formulated [drug] to alleviate oxidative stress and support a rapid recovery from muscle injury and fatigue incurr...
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Food items and bored horses?
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Study proves food-related items most successful with bored horses I thought this article was kind of interesting, though not really surprising. I think we can all attest to how much a horse will do for food! What do you do to keep your busy-mouthed horses occupied?
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Eye didn't know this!
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First of all, sorry for the terrible pun! However, I found this really cool article on the equine eye, - in particular the eyes of racehorses. Reading it made me realise I don't know every much about the equine eye. Sure, I knew they had blindspots directly in front and behind them and I knew that they cha...
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Saddle Fit and Saddles That Don't Fit!
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Saddle Fit and Saddles That Don't Fit! The lovely Jochen Schleese at Schleese Saddlery has written an astonishing short blog about the heart breaking effects of ill-fitting tack. What are your thoughts on this? Have you ever dealt with ill-fitting tack, or the side effects of this sometimes hard-t...
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African Horse Sickness Outbreak Confirmed
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AHS Outbreak: 12 Cases Confirmed What are your thoughts on this? Do you have any knowledge of this sickness or vaccines? On a related note: What are your thoughts on vaccinations? Are they good or bad? Do you always vaccinate? What about research for vaccinations; do you think it's a good way to spend t...
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Treadmill Endoscopy on Racehorses
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Treadmill Endoscopy on Racehorses (video) What are your thoughts on this amazing technology and its uses in the equine industry as far as training, and health goes? Do you think it's beneficial? Why or why not?
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