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Horse Nutrition - To learn more about Feeding Your Horse properly (water, feed, supplements, minerals, broodmare nutrition, etc.) Click here:
Univ. of Missouri Extension

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Horse Anatomy - To see detailed drawings of horse anatomy (external features, foot, musles, skeleton, organs, skulll, teeth, etc.)
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Below are BOOKS on Horse Health Care.
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list of horse health books:

Health & Vet
 
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    Keeping our horses healthy and sound is a key responsibility in our equine-human partnerships. Below are a multitude of links that address every equine health issue we might contend with at a given time.

    To the left are books on horse health and a few extra specific helpful links.

    On the bottom of this page are videos that deal with horse health and care issues.

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    Click on the above logo for University of California-Davis CENTER FOR EQUINE HEALTH web site. Other helpful UC Davis Equine Health Links:


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    The University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital is the principal clinical research and instructional laboratory for the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For a list of horse health care/medical issue online articles from the vet school's Office of Public Engagement: CLICK HERE


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    My HorseMatters.com is the official web site of the AAEP, American Association of Equine Practitioners, for anyone wanting to learn more about horse health.


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    The Equine Connection® National AAEP (American Association of Equine Practitioners) Locator Service. Now's the time to connect with an equine practitioner dedicated to the highest standards of medical care, your local American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) veterinarian. Search for the names of participating AAEP member veterinarians nearest you. If you are traveling, have recently purchased a horse, or are relocating, we can help you find a veterinarian dedicated to the highest standards of equine medical care.


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    Traveller's Rest Equine Elders Sanctuary ("TREES") is a nonprofit organization focusing on senior horses. In addition to providing safe haven for forgotten "oldsters," TREES serves as an educational resource for owners of elder equine, helping them to keep old friends healthy and happy well into old age.


  Vet Locator


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    The latest news and in depth veterinarian-approved articles on equine health care.


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    Extension, Research, and Teaching Archive of Oklahoma State University's Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Publications are available for online viewing as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. (Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader if you need to). Helpful publications include:


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    For a list of Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine Equine Health Update articles: CLICK HERE. Helpful publications include:


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    This site is "Dedicated To Providing Information On Better Health & Diet For The Horses We All Cherish & Love. There Are Current Diet Programs For A Variety Of Equine Life Styles & Geographical Locations. Included Is A Question & Answer Section. Please Feel Free To Email Us With Any Questions, Answers or Opinions. All Answers & Opinions Will Be Researched & Then Posted."


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    Equine health articles; advice about specific diseases and problems/ horse health care including: tying up, rain rot, glaucoma, stringhalt, navicular, moon blindness, horse teeth/dental, horse first aid, vital signs, deworming problems, vaccines, vaccination charts for foals/broodmares/pleasure horses/competition horses, sheath cleaning and more.


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    "We are the finest, most current source of horse health information available anywhere, indexed and searchable so the information you need is easy to find! We don't just provide generalities, but specific information and recommendations you can use. As proof we average 1,500 unique visitors daily who come to us to find information about horses." The Horseman's Advisor Helping Thousands of Equestrians, Farriers, and Veterinarians Every Day since 1994!


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    Theresa is the author of "The Complete Foaling Manual." On her site she provides a description of her book, including topics, and she runs an excellent advice column on foaling. Visit this site for advice on foaling and breeding.


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    Cyberfoal is available to breeders in need of nurse mares and colostrum. Cyberfoal is a free service offering breeders a central location, via the Internet, to place or acquire nurse mares having lost foals, and foals in need of nurse mares, including available colostrum. Based in Canada but offering services internationally. We have recently added an equine evac page for horse owners in need of stabling from disaster areas. If you can accommodate these horses, please feel free to submit your farm/ranch to accommodate horses seeking a place of safety.


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    TOUGH ON DIRT but quick and gentle on you, your animals and planet Earth, nothing can beat EZAll's™ powerful natural cleaning ability. EZAll's™ plant-based cleansing agents make grooming and equipment maintenance safe, quick, and carefree. We've gathered apple, oat, corn, and grain esters and processed them using leading edge scientific techniques to create cleansers that are powerful yet gentle. EZAll's™ natural surfactants immediately release even the toughest caked-on dirt from hair coats and equipment. Plus, nothing could be easier! Simply spray on EZAll™ with our revolutionary foaming tool and rinse off - dirt cascades away without scrubbing. Horses, dogs, cats, show lambs, cattle, equipment and your vehicles...EZAll can clean it all, safely and naturally! EZAll is proud to be the Official Grooming Product of the 2004 All-American Quarter Horse Congress and to sponsor the U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup, as well as Preifert's Texas Thunder Percheron Draft Horse Hitch.


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    Thermotex™ Equine Therapy Systems - Thanks to the advanced technology utilized by Thermotex™ Equine Therapy Systems, deep penetrating, relaxing infrared heat is delivered to where it is needed. Thermotex™ increases hemoglobin 25% to 28%, helps relieve muscle soreness, arthritis pain, and back ache. Also, Thermotex™ helps the horse stretch out, prevents washing out, and tying up.



  VIDEOS on Horse Health and Care

(Click on the Videos Below for More Information and to Order):

 Video:
101 Horsekeeping Tips - Volume 2: Feeding & Health Care
By Cherry Hill

Video:
Foaling Fundamentals: A Video Handbook for Healthy Foaling
Produced in Association with Veterinarians and Professional Breeding Farms

Video:
Complimentary Medicine & Therapies for the Horse

By Judith Shoemaker, DVM

Video:
First Aid For Horses

With Veterinarians Rhonda Rathgeber and Fairfield Bain

Video:
Herbs & Aromatherapy for Horses

 Video:
Lameness in the Horse

With Mark Cheney, DVM, Ric Redden, DVM, Bradford Bentz, DVM

Video:
The Athletic Horse: Injuries, Problems, Solutions

 

Video:
When the Body
Says Ouch!: Identifying Pain in the
Performance Horse

With Dr. Kim Henneman

Video:
Anatomy in Motion:
Visible Horse

With Susan Harris

Video:
Trimming the Horse

Video:
Breeding Management: Receiving Shipped Semen

 Video:
The Well Adjusted Horse

With Veterinary Chiropractor, Dr. Daniel Kamen

 Video:
The Basic Principles of Equine Massage/
Muscle Therapy

With Mike Scott

 Video:
Chiropractic For Horses

With Dr. Julie Kaufman

 

Video:
T-Touch for Horses

With Linda Tellington-Jones

 

Video:
Educational Horse
Video Series Vol 5:
Live Cover Breeding

Video:
Horse Magic: Shoeing Techniques for Five Common Lamenesses

With Michael Sarno

 Video:
Educational Horse
Video Series Vol 6:
Shoeing the Horse

 Video:
Shoeing the
Sound Horse

With
Dr. Doug Butler
 

Video:
Acupuncture Points
of the Equine

 Video:
Live Cover Breeding

Video:
The Illustrated Veterinary Encyclopedia for Horsemen
on CD-ROM

 Video:
Dr. Deb Bennet's Secrets of Confirmation

 Video:
Feeding Your Horse

 Video:
The Horse's Welfare:
Leg Problems

 

 Video:
Equine Management: Nutrition, Health
& Exercise

 

Video:
Intuitive Touch
with Horses

With Lynn Vaughan
and Deborah Jones

 

Video:
Foaling Process

 Video:
Introducing Equine Acupressure