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TheHorse.com THE HORSE September 2016
CONTENTS
COVER PHOTO AND
ABOVE:
SUSAN KORDISH
21 Caring for the Colic Survivor
Special maintenance and nutrition can help your horse get back to (and
stay in) good health after a colic episode.
26 Stifling the Pain
How to get athletic horses with injuries to the large, complex stifle joint
on the road to recovery.
FEATURES
16 Shared Science
Studying diseases across species can benefit horses as well as people.
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Shared
Science
Human and equine
Health Similarities
COMING NEXT MONTH
> Melanoma Vaccines
> Dealing With Stereotypies
> The Science Behind the
Therapy
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DEPARTMENTS
6 WHAT'S ONLINE
8 VIEWPOINT
9 READER SERVICES &
CONTRIBUTOR BIOS
10 NEWSFRONT
12 LETTERS
14 WHERE WE STAND
WITH SHIVERS
AAEP Forum > Learn the latest about
this puzzling neuromuscular disease.
34 HOW DINNER TURNS
DEADLY
Nutrition > Ways your horse's food can
become contaminated and what feed
regulations are in place to prevent it.
38 HOOF PADS: WHAT ARE
THEY GOOD FOR?
Step by Step > Sometimes horses need
a little extra support or protection.
43 NOT YOUR GRAND-
MOTHER'S BEDDING
Farm and Barn > 10+ alternatives to
consider when bedding down your stalls.
47 HOW OLD IS MY PONY?
Farm Call > How to age a senior
Shetland.
48 WATCHING THE HERD
Behavior > What you can learn by
observing your horses. Also, possible
behavioral signs of impending death.
50 SHOPPER'S PADDOCK &
ADVERTISING INDEX