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Proper fit of the Crown Piece
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Check Your Bridle for a Proper Fit

Proper fit of the Crown Piece In my travels as a saddle fitter, I also look at the bridle as well. I am seeing crown pieces that are way too tight. You should easily get your thumb under this piece. When you ask for collection, this part of the...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2017

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Wellness Wednesday: Intramuscular Injections

Base of the neck Before giving any injection it is good practice to check the label before you draw up the medication. You should also check the recommended dosage which may differ from your vet’s instructions. Make sure to get clarification from...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2017

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Ever Wonder How Cold It Gets Inside Your Horse Trailer?

Temperatures inside horse trailers are a concern to all when doing long distance hauling. Endurance rider Jo Christensen from Montana learned a lot on a recent trip when she installed a temperature monitor in her trailer. We tend to haul very long...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2017

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Seasonal Considerations for Supplementing Your Horse in Winter

Winter horse care demands a little more organization because of nutritional concerns that need to be addressed as temperatures drop. As the weather turns cold, many horses are ridden less and less. Lower temperatures, wind and wet conditions cause a...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2017

Nail in hoof
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Alert - Even When You Are Careful This Can Happen

If this should ever happen to you, do not pull the nail or any foreign object which could get lodged into a hoof, without having radiographs first. We recently did quite a bit of construction on our barn, and working with the builders I continued to...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2017

Ready for the Road Trip
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The 411 on Shipping Fever

Ready for the Road Trip! (Photo: Kate McIntyre) The height of travel season is upon us and horses will soon be traveling throughout the U.S. and beyond for winter competition. Some horses don’t fare well during a long trip, be it heading south for...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2017

Enteroliths—one of which contains the horse shoe nail
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Wellness Wednesday: "Gut Rocks" in Horses

Digital x-ray of enterolith with foreign body (horse shoe nail) inside (Photo: Peterson and Smith Vet Notes, Feb 2013) Enteroliths are one of the many causes of colic in the horse. The word comes from “entero” which means intestine or gut, and “lith”...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2017

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Important Advise for Equines Feeding Program During Great Barometric Changes

For those of you whose horse are in the path of Hurricane Irma, and for any major barometric changes, please read this valuable information from Dr Jim Wright DVM. The great barometric changes, especially in storms like Irma, from my experience...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2017

Whiskers
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Don't Cut Your Horse's Whiskers - It's The Law in Germany

That soft, and velvet-like muzzle we love to nuzzle isn’t why clipping a horse’s whiskers is a bad idea. The trimming of a horse's whiskers has been banned in Germany and Switzerland by law (animal welfare act) for many years. It is considered as...
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Posted on Jul 31, 2017

CEO and founder of Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Gordon Chang discusses the importance of supplements for optimum equine health and hydration.
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Don't Sweat It - Omega Alpha’s Founder Dr. Gordon Chang Explains Equine Hydration from A to Z

CEO and founder of Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Gordon Chang discusses the importance of supplements for optimum equine health and hydration. Twenty-two years ago, Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals, Inc. took the lead in developing a distinctive brand...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2017

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