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TheHorse.com THE HORSE September 2015
CONTENTS
COVER PHOTO:
SHELLEY PAULSON
ABOVE:
PAULA DA SILVA
21 THE EQUINE INDUSTRY'S TOP
WELFARE ISSUES
A rundown of controversies currently plaguing the U.S. industry and
what's being done to address them.
26 TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIBBING
What have researchers learned in recent years about this annoying and
destructive horse habit?
FEATURES
16 Six Senior Horse
Studies to Know
Hot topics in research include digestion, metabolism, soft tissue injuries, and
inflamm-aging.
DEPARTMENTS
6 WHAT'S ONLINE
8 VIEWPOINT
9 READER SERVICES
10 NEWSFRONT
12 LETTERS
14 AAEP FORUM
Indications for Joint Injections
31 HOW GENETICALLY
MODIFIED IS YOUR
FEED?
Nutrition > You might be surprised to
find out with this introduction to GMO
horse feed ingredients.
35 CHRONIC FOOT PAIN
Step by Step > Improved diagnostics
and more promising treatments are put-
ting many foot-sore horses back to work.
43 KEEPING HORSES IN
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE
Equinomics > From city traffic to ventila-
tion issues, urban-dwelling horse owners
deal with unique challenges.
47 TAIL BLOCKING AND
COMMUNICATION
Behavior > How losing a form of body
language might hinder your horse. Also,
an older horse cribs for the first time.
48 FARM CALL
Seasonal Manure Changes
49 SHOPPER'S PADDOCK &
ADVERTISING INDEX
50 ACROSS THE FENCE
Misperceptions About Equine
Weight
An officiAl AAEP
MEDiA PArtnEr
chronic
hoof PAin
currEnt trEAtMEnt PAths
currEnt
wElfArE issuEs
whAt's Most iMPortAnt to you?
YOUR GUIDE TO EQUINE HEALTH CARE
september 2015
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theHorse.com
What We're
Learning About
SeniorS
how gEnEticAlly MoDifiED is your horsE's fEED? PAGE 31
COMING NEXT MONTH
> Common Eye Emergencies
> Feeding Horses on Stall Rest
> Is Your Horse "Stressed Out"?
ON THE COVER
VOL XXXII NO. 9 SEPTEMBER 2015 TheHorse.com
THE HORSE'S PARTNERS IN EQUINE HEALTH