Too much linebreeding and prioritizing pedigree can narrow genetic diversity and lead to horse health problems in future generations.
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Linebreeding horses drives genetic bottlenecks
Too much linebreeding and prioritizing pedigree can narrow genetic diversity and lead to horse health problems in future generations
Beware giving horses too much iron
While an important nutrient, horses consuming too much iron through diet or water water can risk health problems like laminitis
Horses consuming too much iron through diet or water water can risk health problems like laminitis. Mineral testing forage and water is good practice for horse owners.
Weekend warrior horses at risk
Lack of activity followed by intense bursts of exercise increases strain and injury risk in humans; horses are the same
Horses need steady, rhythmic movement. Going from no activity to weekend bursts of exercise risks physical strain and injury.
Canada’s slaughter horse industry lacks transparency
Slaughter for horses has a role, but traceability and humane handling must be in play
Horse slaughter is a fraught issue right now in the Canadian livestock sphere. The author writes that, while it has a role, traceability, transparency and humane handling must be in play.
Ignoring growth plates sabotages young horse development
Training plans and workloads for young horses must match their skeletal development, even when they look physically mature from the outside
Young horse training plans and workloads must match their skeletal development. Failing to plan around growth plates can create lifelong physical problems.
World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo
Argentine polo authorities balk at arrival of gene-edited horses
Kheiron Biotech, an Argentine company, has bred gene-edited polo ponies and says gene-editing has the potential to revolutionize horse breeding.
Why your horse needs selenium
Public attention has shifted away from selenium management, but the trace mineral still an important health factor for horses to get in their diet
Public attention has shifted away from selenium management, but the trace mineral still an important health factor for horses to get in their diet.
Coffin bone rotation a misleading phrase
The coffin bone isn’t the thing moving wrong in coffin bone rotation, and that distinction matters when talking about laminitis in horse health
The coffin bone isn’t the thing moving in cases of coffin bone rotation; the horse’s hoof capsule is. The distinction matters when talking about laminitis and horse health.
Horse gut health helps prevent hoof cracks
Avoiding hoof cracks begins with giving your horse a diet that supports gut health, followed by good hoof care
Avoiding hoof cracks begins with giving your horse a diet that supports gut health, followed by good hoof care like proper trimming.
Horse-for-slaughter trial delayed
A Manitoba horse farm faces one charge based on a 2022 air shipment that animal rights group says was not compliant with livestock transportation rules
A Manitoba horse farm faces one charge based on a 2022 air shipment that animal rights goup says was not compliant with livestock transportation rules
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