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Texas A&M AgriLife leads program prioritizing mounted patrol horses’ health, safety

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In the upcoming course, veterinary professionals will educate riders on what they need to know to maintain a mounted patrol horse’s health and safety. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Equine health course to equip riders with essential horse care skills October 10, 2024 – by Ashley Vargo Texas A&M University System veterinarians and Texas A&M AgriLife educational development specialists are collaborating to deliver a new training program to educate mounted patrol units throughout the nation on all the skills needed to care for their …

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Preventing Dehydration in the Horse

With exercise, the body temperature rises. This heat must be dissipated, or the horse will literally “cook”! The body cools itself through the evaporation of sweat, so sweating is especially important for the exercising horse. The sweat contains water and electrolytes, or salts. The main electrolytes are sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, …

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Equine Wellness: Know Your Horse’s “Normal”

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How to Take, Measure and Track Key Vital Signs By Meriel Moore-Colyer for Haygain Maintaining good health in our horses is every owner’s responsibility. Avoiding performance-limiting viruses, preventing the development of more serious diseases, and ensuring your horse is content and living as natural a life as possible should be everyone’s …

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Feature: Westernaires Celebrates the National Day of the Cowboy July 19, 2023

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Photos Courtesy Westernaires

Western Heritage Show is Sure to Delight Horse Enthusiasts of All Ages by Westernaires Staff Westernaires is a nonprofit organization located in Golden, Colorado, comprised of over 1,000 dedicatedyoung people, aged 9 to 19. The organization encourages self-respect, responsibility, and leadership throughhorsemanship and family participation. Since 1949, Westernaires has proudly …

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