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Post-Foaling Care

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Care of the Mare After Foaling Care of your mare after foaling is extremely important as the better...
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Gelding

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Who can castrate (geld) your horse? Castrating or Gelding a horse is an act of Veterinary Science...
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Chewing And Biting Habits

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Chewing rails, feeders and doors is a common habit in horses confined to stables and yards when fed mainly...
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Colic

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Equine colic is loosely defined as abdominal pain. The causes are numerous, and the signs of discomfort...
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Equine Cushings Disease (or PPID)

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What is PPID? Today, Equine Cushings Disease is often descibed more accurately as PPID (Pituitary...
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Equine Dental Disease

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Dental Care Routine dental care should be performed annually by an equine veterinarian. Overview Horses...
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Dental Care

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Caring for your horse's mouth Why is it imporatnt for my horse to have regular dental examinations? An...
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Foaling

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Foaling It is very important to be familiar with the behaviour of a normal healthy foal so you can...
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Greasy Heel

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Greasy heel is characterised by greasy, cracked or inflamed skin on the heels and rear of the pasterns....
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Hairy Caterpillars and Abortions

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Hairy caterpillars are now proven causes of horse abortions and the birth of sick foals. Breeding horses...
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Head Shaking

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All horses shake or toss their heads from time to time. Some horses, however, exhibit the behaviour far...
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Hoof Abcesses

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Hoof abcesses are probably the most common cause of acute lameness in horses. Excessive moisture contribute...
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Laminitis

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Of all the common lameness problems that affect horses and ponies, laminitis and founder are most feared...
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Strategic Worming

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Strategic Worming in, Rotational worming out A worming program is an integral part of keeping your...
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Sunburn

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Summer means sunburn and our horses suffer the same as we do, the lighter the skin the easier the burn....
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Winter Check List for Old Horses

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Winter is a tough time for our older horses so if your long time friend is 'getting on a bit' here's...
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Wounds and Lacerations

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Horses are experts when it comes to injuring themselves and the more valuable they are the better they...
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Sarcoids

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What is a sarcoid? A sarcoid is a form of skin tumour or cancer that affects horses, donkeys and mules....
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Worming

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Rotational worming is out, strategic worming is in! What worms do horses get? Traditionally, the...
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"Big Head"

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Big Head is a common term for a condition seen in horses due to eating a diet made up of predominantly...
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Eye Ulcers

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Our vets at Vet Cross have seen an increasing number of horses experiencing issues with their eyes recently....
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