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Dealing with Mare Infertility
Breeding a mare can be an exciting and trying time for any horse lover, but it can also be muddled with frustration and confusion if infertility is suspected. There is nothing worse than spending the fall and winter months anticipating a successful conception, only to find that your mare is unable to conceive. Despite your best efforts and monetary investments, your mare may go cycle after cycle without any kind of results. So what is a horse lover to do? ... Read the full article

Mare and Foal Bonding
The bond between a mare and foal begins long before the foal is born. After birth the essential relationship between mare and foal is built, allowing the mare to nurture, teach and protect her foal until it is ready to care for itself. Making sure this bond forms, being aware of normal versus abnormal behavior and knowing how to properly care for your new foal will help create a strong and healthy adult horse. ... Read the full article

How to Care For Your Pregnant Mare
After months of waiting, searching for a stallion and careful preparation your attempt to breed your mare is successful. So now what do you do? What is the next step and how can you ensure that your mare will experience a healthy pregnancy? Though there is no way to be sure complications won’t arise, important elements to a healthy pregnancy can be addressed, such as veterinary care, proper nutrition and appropriate exercise for your mare. ... Read the full article

Help Your Mare Have a Safe Delivery
If your mare has made it through 11 months of pregnancy, you’re almost home free. Labor and delivery, while momentous, are generally uneventful. In most cases, you will simply need to be a quiet observer – if, that is, you are lucky enough to witness the birth. Mares seem to prefer to foal at night in privacy, and apparently have some control over their delivery. Because most mares foal without difficulty, it is usually best to allow the mare to foal undisturbed and unassisted. ... Read the full article

Preparing Your Mare for Pregnancy
Any horse owner who is considering breeding their mare must not only be in tune with her unique characteristics, but also have a strong appreciation for the animal as a whole. If you consider the level of attention needed to properly care for a pregnant human, then you have a basic understanding of the level of attention needed to care for a pregnant mare. ... Read the full article

Almost 50 Orphaned Foals Saved
Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue and the Emily Vernon Foundation Save Almost 50 Orphaned Foals Loxahatchee, FL - July 11, 2007 - Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue acknowledges the Emily Vernon Foundation for helping make this year's Nurse Mar ... Read the full article

More Support for the Reining Breeding Industry
NRBC Creates Mare Bonus Byars, Oklahoma – The always innovative National Reining Breeders Classic has announced a new program for the reining industry – the NRBC Mare Bonus. “The NRBC has always focused on the breeding programs,” noted NRBC S ... Read the full article

NRBC Announces Mare Bonus Will Continue
Hot on the heels of the most successful-ever National Reining Breeders Classic, the NRBC has announced that its NRBC Mare Bonus will become a permanent part of the show. The NRBC Mare Bonus was initiated at the 2007 NRBC an ... Read the full article

Field Tests Indicates Effectiveness of Innovative New AIRshod™
Napa, CA—As horsemen continue to look for ways to help horses stay sound longer, an innovative new product may be one of those solutions. AIRshod™ is a state of the art pad that incorporates the shock absorbing qualities of air with a design intended ... Read the full article

Preliminary Research Results Point to Therapeutic Impact of Horses on Humans
Study records improvements for participants, and may demonstrate that improvement 'sticks' several months after treatment Chagrin Falls, OH - January 23, 2008 The Human Performance Laboratory at the Program in Occupational Therapy of Washington Un ... Read the full article

Troxel Upgrades Best-Selling Spirit Helmet
Troxel LLC, the worldwide leader in ASTM/SEI-certified equestrian helmets, has improved the very popular Spirit helmet. ... Read the full article

Children's Hunter 14 & Under
It was a successful end Sunday to the Children's Hunter 14 and Under division at the CN Winter Equestrian Festival presented by Zimmerman Advertising for barn buddies Kathryn Eudy and Lucie Oken at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. ... Read the full article

Horses & Humans Research Foundation 2007 Call for Proposals
Equine assisted activities/therapies research proposals are due June 30 Chagrin Falls, OH - March 20, 2007 Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) invites proposals to investigate the therapeutic effects of horses on humans. The Foundation's ... Read the full article

EasyCare, Inc. Announces New Improved Easyboot Gaiter
Tucson, AZ – January 17, 2008 – EasyCare, Inc. (http://www.easycareinc.com), the leading manufacturer of equine hoof boots, has announced the production of a new improved Easyboot Gaiter. After several months of R&D and many miles of testing, the ne ... Read the full article

Barbaro Injury Highlights Need for Laminitis Research Funding
Ten million dollars in equine research funding is needed to unlock the mysteries of the devastating equine disease known as laminitis, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation, Inc., said today. The life-threatening injur ... Read the full article

Miller Wins NRCHA Non Pro Derby
Mike Miller and his mare, Bucks Little Fever (Playboys Buck Fever x Cashs Genie), triumphed in the Non Pro Derby at the The National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Derby Finals June 24, 2007 at the Paso Robles Event Center in Paso Robles, CA. T ... Read the full article

Research and Markets: Independent Pet Market Research Ideal for Strategic Positioning and Planning
DUBLIN, Ireland, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c18066) has announced the addition of Pet Industry Strategic Outlook 2005 (U.S.) to their offering. Whether starting a pet business or expanding ... Read the full article

Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS) Confirmed in Florida
By Dana Zimmel, DVM Diplomate ACVIM, ABVP (Equine Practice) MARCH 29, 2006 The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has confirmed one case of MRLS and has two other cases that are suspect. All three cases occurred in Alachua Coun ... Read the full article

AAEP Foundation Research Fellow Scholarship Winner Announced
The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation awarded Jennifer G. Barrett, DVM, MS, Ph.D., of Urbana, Ill., the first Research Fellow Scholarship on December 4, 2006 during the AAEP 52nd Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Dr ... Read the full article

USEF Announces Nation's Cup Team for Wellington CSIO
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the show jumping team that will represent the United States against a field of international teams at the CSIO competition in Wellington, FL, March 7-11, 2007. This event, which features th ... Read the full article