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Posted by on Jan 7, 2009 in Donkeys, Horses, Welfare | 4 comments
Temperatures throughout France and the UK this week have hit the lowest this winter, but is your horse feeling the cold too?
With temperatures plummeting down to as low as -10 at night and barely past freezing in the day, you may be wondering whether your equine friend needs rugging..more rugs adding.. stabling..or bringing into the house (only joking folks!).
An age old technique is to...
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Posted by on Jan 2, 2009 in General News, Legislation | 0 comments
The current ‘Tripartite Agreement’ means that although equines must hold a valid Passport to travel between the UK, France and Ireland, there is no need for them to have a health certificate or clinical inspection. The Veterinary industry is now calling for a review to be made, as the current rulings in place could potentially allow serious diseases to enter the UK from border-free...
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Posted by on Dec 29, 2008 in General News, Rescues | 0 comments
Two frost bitten and emaciated horses were lucky enough to spend Christmas in a warm barn thanks to the rescue efforts of a small town in British Colombia,Canada.
After being found by a 21 yr old snowmobiler, the horses ,who faced an almost certain death after being trapped in deep snow with temperatures plummeting to -40 C, were finally brought to safety after an intense 12 day rescue...
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Posted by on Dec 21, 2008 in Association News, Horses | 0 comments
A month ago we were contacted by a very distraught lady who needed to find a special home for one of her horses. The lady breeds top level dressage horses, but on Christmas Eve last year her beloved young Trakhener horse, Accord, got cast in his box and devastatingly injured his vertebrae. Not only was this the sudden end to a promising dressage career, but the situation was worsened by...
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Posted by on Dec 14, 2008 in Donkeys, Horses, Welfare | 0 comments
As many of you may now be thinking of stabling your equines and also feeding hay, COPD may well be rearing it’s ugly head.
COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, commonly known as ‘heaves’ , Recurrent Airway Obstruction(RAO) or referred to a lot in France as ’emphysema’.
This respiratory disease affects many equines and the severity can vary...
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