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Tailor-made Functional Garments For Olympic Horses
When the horses and
competitors go through their
paces at the Summer Olympics
in Hong Kong in 2008, it
will be very hot and very
humid -- just as it is every
... > full story
Sweets Make Young Horses Harder To Train, Study Finds
Young horses may be easier
to train if they temporarily
lay off the sweets, says a
Montana State University
study. ... > full story
Genetics Of White Horses Unraveled: One Mutation Makes Ordinary Horses Turn Grey, Then White, Very Young
White horses are colored
horses that turn grey, then
white, at a very young age.
The white horse is an icon
for dignity which has had a
... > full story
First Successful Reverse Vasectomy On Endangered Species Performed At The National Zoo
Veterinarians at the
Smithsonian's National Zoo
performed the first
successful reverse vasectomy
on a Przewalski's horse.
... > full story
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Special Horseshoes Measure Acceleration In Horses, Evaluate Methods of Rehabilitation
July 7, 2008 — Scientists have carried out studies both into the advantages of different rider techniques in reducing injury risk to horses, and into the benefits of a method of equine rehabilitation. By using ... > full story -
Canine Influenza Was Around Earlier Than Once Thought
March 20, 2008 — The canine influenza virus, first identified in 2004, had been circulating in the greyhound population for at least five years prior to its discovery and may have been responsible for numerous ... > full story -
Tough Breeds Of Livestock Disappearing: Saving Them Before It Is Too Late
February 17, 2008 — One professor of pathology and genetics has spent more than 30 years working to make sure certain living pieces of history -- some dating to the 15th century -- don't become extinct. His brand of ... > full story -
Horses Disperse Alien Plants Along Recreational Trails
November 26, 2007 — Invasive plants are rapidly becoming a threat to wildlands. One of the ways these aliens are dispersed is through large mammals that forage and excrete seeds in new locations. A new study has found ... > full story -
Tiny Chemical Change In Horse Herpes Virus Can Have Lethal Effect
November 15, 2007 — Microbiologists show that change in just one amino acid in a horse herpes virus can make all the difference between triggering a cold or a life-threatening neurological ... > full story -
Rest For The Racehorse After Exercise
November 9, 2007 — Equine muscle glycogen stores require sufficient time for post-exercise repletion. Repletion cannot be hastened in any way other than rest. If the diet is normal and the horse consumes the feed ... > full story -
Fat Horses Face Health Problems
July 10, 2007 — Horses face serious health risks because of obesity, according to recent research. Fifty-one percent of the horses evaluated during the pioneering research were determined to be overweight or obese ... > full story -
Why Was The Racehorse Eclipse So Good?
June 14, 2007 — Scientists are researching what made the undefeated 18th Century horse, Eclipse, such a great champion. The genetics research is giving insights into the origins of the world's thoroughbred racing ... > full story -
Vets Seeing More Horses With Nutritional Issues This Year
June 13, 2007 — While much of the Midwest has recovered from the drought that parched the area last year, horses are continuing to experience effects from the hot dry summer of 2006. Due to a bad hay crop, ... > full story -
Horses Suffer From Obesity, Just Like Humans
April 25, 2007 — Horses are inheritably couch potatoes. An overeating, slothful horse leads to an obese horse. Unlike humans, however, horse owners often don't see the dangers of an obese horse. Caretakers may see no ... > full story
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