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What does the Ranitidine recall mean for horses?

Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM on Jun 1st 2022

What does the Ranitidine recall mean for horses?

Ranitidine is a commonly used drug in the horse world for treating intestinal ulcers. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two voluntary recalls to patients and health care professi …

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Hemp Seeds and Protein

Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM on May 5th 2022

Hemp Seeds and Protein

Hemp is the all the buzz these days, and for good reason, it's a plant with literally thousands of uses. It can be used for clothing to fuel to paper and everything in between. It is a weed an …

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Heat and Your Horse

Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM on May 5th 2022

Heat and Your Horse

Helpful tips during hot days and nightsWith the extreme heat across the country, it is important to pay attention to the effects it has on your individual horse. In general, horses are better equipp …

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GMO and Glyphosates

Posted by Joyce Harman DVM, MRCVS on May 5th 2022

GMO and Glyphosates

What You Need to Know for Your Horse’s HealthGenetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and the herbicide Roundup® continue to affect the health of our horses every day. Science has documented gastric ul …

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Rethinking Deworming

Posted by Joyce Harman DVM, MRCVS on May 5th 2022

Rethinking Deworming

Equine deworming is going through a transition in the conventional veterinary world. Craig Reinemeyer DVM, PhD has been studying equine parasites, parasite resistance to anthelmintic drugs and bett …

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Creating a Diverse Healthy Pasture for Your Horse

Posted by Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS on May 5th 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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