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Hair Analysis To Monitor Excess Selenium Intake

July 15, 2014 | Posted in Nutrition

Analysis of tail and mane hair could be used to identify horses that have been exposed to high levels of selenium in their diet, according to recent research.

Anti-Soring Bill Finds Its 300th Sponsor

July 14, 2014 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds

Source: The Tennessean

The number of House co-sponsors for a bill to address soring has reached 300, supporters said.

Information Is Power, Horse Racing Industry Told

July 14, 2014 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Lamenesses

Source: Horse Talk

Data collection on injuries to racehorses was a hot topic of last week's Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in Lexington, Ky.

Major Threat To Human Health Also A Serious Risk To Horses, Expert Says

July 12, 2014 | Posted in Diseases

Source: Horsetalk

The greatest threat to human health in the developed world presents similar risks for horses, a specialist in equine internal medicine says.

Hops Might Help Prevent Pasture-Associated Laminitis

July 11, 2014 | Posted in Diseases, Nutrition

Source: Foundation For Biomedical Research

Remember the research about fructans and it's association with laminitis in horses? There may be a solution - in hops.

Mark Lieser Wins The 2014 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise

July 11, 2014 | Posted in Forging

The 2014 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise had a record of 117 shoes sent in from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, South Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. And while there were new participants from around the globe, one familiar name came out on top: Mark Lieser.

Penn Vet's Farrier Service At New Bolton Center Is Pioneer In New Hoof-Care Technologies

July 11, 2014 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Source: Louisa Shepard

Penn Vet's Farrier Service at New Bolton Center is one of the oldest and well-respected programs in the country. Our farriers have created pioneering techniques using glue-on shoes and synthetic polymers for hoof reconstruction, and continue to conduct groundbreaking research on hoof care.

Ringbone And Sidebone In Horses

July 10, 2014 | Posted in Lamenesses

Source: Kentucky Equine Research

When soft tissues in the horse's pastern or heel are subjected to repeated strain or trauma, the horse's body may respond to the chronic inflammation by depositing calcium. If the strain or concussion continues, the result may be ringbone, calcification affecting the collateral and suspensory ligaments along the front of the pastern, or sidebone, calcification of the lateral cartilage at the sides and rear corners of the horse's heel.

Farriers Not A Dying Breed, Just a Hidden One

July 10, 2014 | Posted in Business Practices

Source: Info News

Shelley Ogilvie with two of her six horses. She has been around horses her entire life and by becoming a farrier made them her career as well.

Beane Makes It No. 5 At Final Calgary Stampede Blacksmiths' Contest

July 9, 2014 | Posted in Forging, Shoeing

Source: Calgary Exhibition and Stampede

For Englishman Steven Beane, losing last year's World Championship Blacksmiths' Competition (WCBC) at the Calgary Stampede is part of the reason he won this year.

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Hair Analysis To Monitor Excess Selenium Intake

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Mark Lieser Wins The 2014 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise

Penn Vet's Farrier Service At New Bolton Center Is Pioneer In New Hoof-Care Technologies

Ringbone And Sidebone In Horses

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Beane Makes It No. 5 At Final Calgary Stampede Blacksmiths' Contest

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