Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM on Jul 18th 2022
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Most horses love cold weather. They are much more stressed in the heat. Some exceptions are our equine friends from hot or tropical climates such as the Middle East, the Australian Outback or Florida.
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Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS on Jun 1st 2022
Preventing Problems from Heat Stress
How to check heart rate and monitor sweat patterns to keep
your horse safe this summer!Riding in the summer heat can be fun and safe with a little
preparation. Obviously, there are bugs to contend w
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Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS on Jun 1st 2022
How Does Water Quality Affect Your Horse?
Water is the number one nutrient
fed to any animal, and it is the most often overlooked nutrient in any species’
nutritional program. By weight, horses consume two to three times as much water
as f
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Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS on Jun 1st 2022
Creating a Diverse Healthy Pasture for Your Horse
Equine
health (and human health, for that matter) is closely intertwined with soil
health. Soil health directly affects plant health and the nutrients available
to the plants are absorbed in turn b
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Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM on Jun 1st 2022
Sow Your Pastures with Nutritional Seeds
A packaged herbal blend of seeds for your pastures.Horses are herbivores and are genetically predisposed to
free graze a variety of herbs, forage, and grasses. Since their domestication, horses
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Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS on Jun 1st 2022
Muzzle Adjustments May Prevent Teeth Damage
Muzzles
are often accused of damaging the horse’s front teeth. This can be true, but
it's important to put it in the correct context. A grazing muzzle prevents a horse
from overeating grass, which
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