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Caring for Your Expectant Mare

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Ensuring the Health of Your Expectant Mare Your mare should go into the breeding season fit and perhaps gaining weight. Severely underweight mares will have more trouble conceiving than will mares of appropriate weight. You should make sure your mare avoids stress as much as possible. Stress can cause a drop in progesterone, a hormone [...]

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Recognizing the Signs of Equine Laminitis

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Acute and Chronic Equine Laminitis Laminitis is a painful disease that affects the feet of horses. Laminitis results from the disruption of blood flow to the sensitive and insensitive laminae within the foot, which secure the coffin bone to the hoof wall. While the exact mechanisms by which the feet are damaged remain a mystery, [...]

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Equine Emergency First Aid

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Equine Health Emergencies From horse lacerations to equine colic or mare foaling difficulties, there are many emergencies that a horse owner may encounter. You must know how to recognize serious equine problems and respond to them promptly, taking appropriate action with your horse while awaiting the arrival of your equine veterinarian.