Sorting out best practices in equine vaccination can be a daunting task, partially because a standard vaccination protocol for horses does not really exist. Instead, most experts agree that the approach for equine vaccination should be about what’s best for the individual horse.
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This free, interactive, live (and on-demand) webinar features experts on horse health topics you can add to your care routine today!
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“Kidnight Rose is a 2002 AQHA black mare. She was born at my grandad’s house and has spent the rest of her life with me. My mom even showed her dam growing up. She’s been with me through it all. She carried me through leadline, and she was my first all around horse. She’s a […]
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“The first photo shows Clearly Ima Good Bar, aka Crystal, and I winning the county fair as a 4-H youth. Eight years later, she carried me through to my amateur years and helped me qualify and attend the AQHA World Show before I had to leave for medical school. She’s now semi-retired and attends regional […]
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Bride’s name: Bailey Hanawalt Groom’s name: Justin Hanawalt Location: The Barn on Stoney Hill, Minnesota Photographer- Rachel Reilly “The bride surprised her husband by including their AQHA gelding, Popper, during the first look! They also included her APHA gelding, Hershey, in portraits later too and both geldings walked her down the aisle!”- Rachel Reilly Photography […]
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AQHA Publicity The American Quarter Horse Association was notified by its approved laboratory, the University of California-Davis, that the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory is temporarily pausing genetic testing July 5-9 for operation recalibration. Operation recalibration is an initiative to address deferred equipment maintenance. The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory will be closed on Monday, July 5, in observance […]
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Thanks to Paige Merrill for sharing this beautiful, nighttime shot of her mother, Gail Peshina, exploring the new World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida! If you have a great EC Photo of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
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“You cannot change what people think, or want to think, nor can you control what people can say about you, your trainer, your barn, or your peers. But what you can do is to ignore it and look at it from a different angle.”
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Summer sores are caused by house flies, face flies and stable flies, as they transfer parasitic nematode larvae (Habronema species) to moist areas around a horse’s open wounds, eyes, nostrils, mouth and genitalia. When the larvae create a hypersensitivity reaction, chronic, fleshy and non-healing wounds can result, known as summer sores. The condition is costly and can require months off from riding and training as the infected horse heals.
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