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TheHorse.com THE HORSE April 2015
CONTENTS
COVER PHOTO:
DUSTY PERIN
ABOVE:
COURTESY
ASCENT
ARCHITECTURE
AND INTERIORS
27 TACKLING TOUGH-TO-HEAL
WOUNDS
When a horse's healing process gets derailed, wounds can become
chronic; here's how to prevent and manage complications.
31 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING 101
Are CT, MRI, and X ray as clear as mud to you? Learn about appropriate
uses for these imaging modalities and more.
FEATURES
16 Designing Your Own
Horse Property
Here's how to design your dream equestrian setup—in this case,
on small acreage.
DEPARTMENTS
6 WHAT'S ONLINE
8 VIEWPOINT
9 READER SERVICES
10
NEWSFRONT
14
AAEP FORUM
Wobbler Syndrome: What We
Know and Where We're Headed
37 MIND THE GAP
Nutrition > If your horse has few to no
teeth, he might not be chewing and
digesting the nutrients he needs to
maintain his health.
42 CONFORMATIONALLY
CHALLENGED
ATHLETES
Sports Medicine > No horse is perfect,
and many with conformational flaws go
on to compete successfully. What can
you live with and how?
47 STRANGE STANCE FOR
SHOEING
Behavior > Learn why one gelding acts
odd during farrier visits as well as how
twitch application and endorphins work.
48 FARM CALL
Should I Worry About the
Hardness of My Horse's Water?
49 SHOPPER'S PADDOCK &
ADVERTISING INDEX
50 ACROSS THE FENCE
The Future of Land Resources
An officiAl AAEP
MEDiA PArtnEr
YOUR GUIDE TO EQUINE HEALTH CARE
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THE HORSE'S PARTNERS IN EQUINE HEALTH