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What's happening.......

Next round of vaccinations with Monocacy Equine Vet scheduled for:
Please sign up with Nicole if you want to participate

Horse Dentist coming on: 10/02/007

Links to general info and to things we talked about at the barn:

General
Horse Advice - best website EVER , well worth subscribing to!
"The Horse"
Merck Veterinary Manual
Maryland Department of Agriculture - Horse health news
Maryland Cooperative Extension
Horse identification
Horse vital signs
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Horse Owners

Nutrition
General info about Horse Nutrition
More info about Horse Nutrition
...and more...
Daily feed requirements for horses
Feedstuff ingredients
How to read the ingredient tag on your horse's feed bag
Avoiding too much sugar in the horse's diet
Glossary of Horse feed supplement ingredients
Myths and realities about beet pulp
Nutrient Requirements and Balancing Rations for Horses
Protein quality versus protein percent
Roughage selection and quantities to feed
Does my horse need supplements?
Feeding the geriatric horse
Feeding the sick horse
Feeding horses in winter
Toxic trees and shrubs
Potentially dangerous plants (with pictures!)
Database of poisonous plants

Hoof Care
Anatomy of the horse's foot
Various anatomical pictures of legs and hooves - excellent site!
What to look for when evaluating your horse's feet after they have been shod
American Farrier's Association Guide to proper hoof care
Barefoot riding horses - it can be done!
Farrier and Hoofcare Resource Center

Infectious Diseases
Potomac Horse Fever
and more on Potomac Horse Fever
Strangles
Influenza
Equine Herpes Virus
More on Herpes Virus Infections ("Rhinopneumonitis")
And more on Herpes Virus Infection (Information booklets)
EPM
Equine Encepahlomyelitis (EEE, WEE, VEE)
West Nile Virus Infections (WNV)
Tetanus
Rain Rot

Colic
Signs, first aid and prevention

Laminitis
How to prevent grass founder in horses
First aid for Laminitis

Gastric Ulcers in Horses
Equine gastric ulcers - Special care and nutrition
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome
General info
A widespread but manageable disease
Ulcers in horses - what, why and what to do

Cushing's Disease and Metabolic Syndrome
Cushing's Disease and Metabolic Syndrome - Equine Endrocrinology
Metabolic Syndrome in Horses

Information about the 2007 Hunting Season in the Schaeffer Farm Trails area
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