Your horse’s well-being is always the top priority. Our Horse Health category offers trusted information on illness prevention, veterinary care, common conditions, and overall wellness. From understanding symptoms to strengthening daily health routines, these articles empower horse owners to make informed decisions and provide the best possible care for their equine partners.
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What is Compounding Medication for my Horse and Should I Do It?
Read more: What is Compounding Medication for my Horse and Should I Do It?First, let’s start off by explaining what is “Compounding Medication for my horse”? “Pharmaceutical compounding (done in compounding pharmacies) is the creation of a particular pharmaceutical product to fit the unique need of a patient. To do this, compounding pharmacists combine or process appropriate ingredients using various tools. This may be done for medically necessary…
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Group Scheduling with a Vet
Read more: Group Scheduling with a VetWhen you board at a facility, you can typically do group scheduling with a vet for spring/fall vaccines to save on the Farm Call fee. This can be a pretty significant savings VS if you had the vet out for just your horse. There are many things to keep in mind when scheduling visits like this though:
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Pregnant Mare Urine (PMU) Production to Increase for Premarin
Read more: Pregnant Mare Urine (PMU) Production to Increase for PremarinA popular women’s horomone drug, Premarin, is created by harvesting the estrogen from pregnant mare’s urine. Premarin stands for PREgant MAres uRINe. The horses used to produce this drug are referred to as “PMU” horses, for short.
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Equine Enteric Coronavirus in Colorado
Read more: Equine Enteric Coronavirus in ColoradoUnfortunately, many barns have been hit with the Coronavirus in Colorado this year. It is a disease that many have not heard of, but can be very serious. In an effort to provide you with the most accurate information, we did some research via Cornell and you will find that information below.
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Care Credit: Get your Horse Vet Help on Payments
Read more: Care Credit: Get your Horse Vet Help on PaymentsDo you need to get your horse or other equine (or ANY pet) seen by the vet but don’t have the money right now? Get your horse vet help on payments: that’s where Care Credit steps in.
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Equine Insurance and more!
Read more: Equine Insurance and more!We have teamed up with Dennie Harms of Albracht Insurance to answer some questions on Equine Insurance and Other Insurance types that revolve around the horse industry. Equine insurance can be complicated if you are unfamiliar with it, and hopefully the information below will give you a better idea on what insurance you might be…
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Biosecurity and Your Horse
Read more: Biosecurity and Your HorseWe have teamed up with Dr. Bret Luedke from Heritage Equine to write a comprehensive article on biosecurity. Bio-Security for the horse owner: Boarding barns can be a great place to meet and ride with like-minded horse people across many disciplines but can also serve as a great place for diseases to spread. There are a number…
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VS (Vesicular Stomatitis) and Your Horse
Read more: VS (Vesicular Stomatitis) and Your HorseVesicular Stomatitis (VS or VSV) is a viral disease that primarily affects cattle, horses, and swine and occasionally sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas. Humans can also become infected with the disease when handling affected animals, but this is a rare event. The main sign in animals is oral disease appearing as mucosal vesicles and ulcers…
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Una moved to Colorado in 2007 and started the Colorado Horse Forum as a way to meet other equestrians in the area. Una now rides and competes in dressage. She operates a small dressage horse breeding program in Castle Rock.
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