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.
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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
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
Fibre in horse diets is more than food — it is habitat for an ecosystem
The fibre a horse eats is key to supporting healthy microbiology in the equine gut
The fibre a horse eats in their diet is key to supporting healthy microbiology in the equine gut.
Horse air export the latest flashpoint for livestock transportation standards tension
The threshold for humane animal transport still varies widely between what what industry wants, what animal rights groups want and what federal regulators decide is good enough
The threshold for humane livestock transport standards still varies widely between what what industry wants, what animal rights groups want and what federal regulators decide is good enough.
Animal Justice pans “loopholes” for air export of horses bound for slaughter
Apparent shipment change not enough to take Manitoba horse farm out of advocacy group’s crosshairs
A Manitoba horse farm has garnered more criticism from advocacy group Animal Justice as the group continues to take aim at Canada’s air export of horses bound for international meat markets.
Our relationship with horses, and horse slaughter
Banning horse transport for slaughter neglects the reality faced by many older horses
Banning horse transport for slaughter neglects the reality faced by many older horses in Canada.
Social connection a missing link in horse health
Physical and emotional isolation can profoundly affect a horse’s psychological and physical welfare
Physical and emotional isolation can profoundly affect a horse’s psychological and physical welfare.
Watch your horse for weight gain this fall
There’s no Thanksgiving feast to blame when horses pack on the pounds at this time of year, but there are natural signals that tell the equine body to start storing fat
There are no holiday meals to blame when horses gain weight at this time of year, but natural signals like shorter day length tell the equine body to start storing fat.
Mounts for the Mounties: Inside the RCMP’s in-house horse breeding program
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been breeding their own horses for decades and have been noted as ambassadors of the Hanoverian breed.
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