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TheHorse.com THE HORSE August 2015
CONTENTS
COVER AND ABOVE
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24 CHOOSING AN EX-RACEHORSE
Before you take the plunge, learn what to be wary of as well as what to
look for and expect.
30 THE BATTLE AGAINST THE
BUGS
There's an "anti" for almost everything. Here's a rundown on our arsenal
of equine disease-fighting drugs and their proper uses.
FEATURES
18 ( Un)certain Change
How rising temperatures and extreme weather events are affecting horse
keeping, and what you can do to reduce their negative effects.
DEPARTMENTS
6 WHAT'S ONLINE
8 VIEWPOINT
9 READER SERVICES
10 NEWSFRONT
14 LETTERS
16 AAEP FORUM
What is Your Horse's Fecal Egg
Count Telling You?
36 SENDING SIGNALS
Sports Medicine > From biomechanical
to psychological influences, what effects
do riders have on their horses?
42 WHAT'S LURKING IN
YOUR FORAGE?
Nutrition > Find out what hay contami-
nants could hurt your horse.
43 TOXIC TREE CONTROL
Equinomics > Some trees can kill
horses, and horses can kill trees; make
sure the equine-arbor relationship on
your farm is a positive one.
54 PROBLEMS IN PASSING
Behavior > How to fix a horse's traffic
issues and address behaviors specific to
off-the-track Thoroughbreds.
56 FARM CALL
Evicting Carpenter Bees
56 ADVERTISING INDEX
57 SHOPPER'S PADDOCK
58 NEW DISCOVERIES
An officiAl AAEP
MEDiA PArtnEr
choosing An
Ex-rAcEhorsE
for A sEconD cArEEr
riDEr EffEcts
on horsEs
froM thE PhysicAl to thE
PsychologicAl
YOUR GUIDE TO EQUINE HEALTH CARE
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VOL XXXII NO. 8 AUGUST 2015 TheHorse.com
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