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This Is An Animal That Will Really Fall For You

By Alexis Kienlen November 19, 2009

“They don’t actually faint… when they get scared, their muscles lock up and they sometimes fall over.” When Erin Orchard goes out to feed her goats, some can get so excited that they will just fall over. Orchard, who runs a goat farm called Caprine Falls, is one of the few breeders in the province

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To Handle A Sheep, Learn To Think Like One

By Alexis Kienlen November 19, 2009

Just because you can’t read a sheep’s expression doesn’t mean it isn’t feeling emotion, says animal behaviour scientist Temple Grandin. When sheep are sick or hurting, they tend not to show it, Grandin told a sheep symposium here recently. Lambs haven’t developed the ability to cover up their fear or pain, but adult sheep mask

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Good hooves don’t only depend on the work by the farrier

November 12, 2009

carol shwetz dvm The health of the horse’s hoof depends on more than just mechanical trimming. The farrier can have a large effect on how a horse loads his hooves and therefore an effect on hoof shape, but there are other influences every day, all day, with an equal, if not greater effect on the

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Hunters Assist In TB Eradication

By Parks Canada Release November 12, 2009

Hunters are playing a significant role in the effort to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the Riding Mountain area of southwestern Manitoba. By turning in samples of elk and white-tailed deer, they are helping wildlife managers determine where the disease is present, and more importantly, they are helping define where the disease is not. Since

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Advance Planning Can Reduce The Risks In Equine Sports

By Laura Rance-Unger November 5, 2009

“It takes 100 per cent of your focus, you must be feeling well to go riding.” – Robert Moshenko Robert Moshenko has seen and worked with a lot of good horses in his time, but he hasn’t found one yet that fits the often used description of “bombproof.” “Horses all have individual personalities, but quiet

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TB Eradication Plan Back To Square 1

By Ron Friesen October 22, 2009

TB task force is “not functional.” – RAY ARMBRUSTER, MCPA Ayear ago, Manitoba cattle producers felt they were finally getting somewhere in their decades-long fight against tuberculosis in Riding Mountain National Park. Parks Canada had signalled a willingness to eradicate some wildlife in Riding Mountain as part of a strategic plan to help control TB

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Don’t even think about

By Daniel Winters October 8, 2009

“Pony was awful. Vet truck drives by. Now pony is good. Something has gone on.” – Ken Johnson Ever get a piece of food stuck in your teeth? It can get pretty annoying after awhile. Now imagine a performance horse with a similar problem, which could be a sharp sliver of tooth that’s digging into

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Conference Organizers Hope For Good Turnout In 2009

By Lorraine Stevenson October 8, 2009

Organizers of the 2009 Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference say they hope a late harvest won’t deter too many women from attending. This is the 23rd successive year rural and farm women have organized the three-day event, which annually attracts women to hear speakers, attend workshops and network. Oct. 15 is the early deadline to register

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By Daniel Winters October 8, 2009

ver get a piece of food stuck in your teeth? It can get pretty annoying after awhile. Now imagine a performance horse with a similar problem, which could be a sharp sliver of tooth that’s digging into the cheek or tongue, causing non-stop irritation or even an ulcer. Add a rider, with his or her

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Mules And Donkeys: Their Increasing Popularity – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Carol Shwetz October 8, 2009

carol shwetz dvm Mules and donkeys are enjoying popularity as the equines of choice, either as pets, companions for recreation or as performance animals. Although all three equids, horses, donkeys, and mules, share many similar characteristics, they also have differences worthy of note. Mules are the product of mating a horse and a donkey. It

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This Is An Animal That Will Really Fall For You

To Handle A Sheep, Learn To Think Like One

Good hooves don’t only depend on the work by the farrier

Hunters Assist In TB Eradication

Advance Planning Can Reduce The Risks In Equine Sports

TB Eradication Plan Back To Square 1

Don’t even think about

Conference Organizers Hope For Good Turnout In 2009

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Mules And Donkeys: Their Increasing Popularity – for Oct. 8, 2009

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