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TheHorse.com THE HORSE February 2016
CONTENTS
COVER PHOTO:
CHRISTINA
HANDLEY
ABOVE:
ISTOCK.COM
22 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN
EQUINE VETERINARY STUDENT
Haley Rasmussen-Ball describes 24 hours in the life she wouldn't trade
for anything.
26 EQUINE STUDIES FROM
AROUND THE WORLD
Learn what international equine scientists are studying about colic,
laminitis, joint therapies, and more.
FEATURES
16 Interspecies Threats
What diseases can your horse catch from other animals, big and small?
DEPARTMENTS
6 WHAT'S ONLINE
8 VIEWPOINT
9 CONTRIBUTORS & READER
SERVICES
10 NEWSFRONT
12 LETTERS
14 AAEP FORUM
Diagnosing and Treating Splints
36 WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES
Nutrition > Assessing equine nutritional
practices and perceptions in the United
States.
41 SUPER SENIOR SPORT
HORSES
Sports Medicine > A look at three
equine athletes that are excelling in
their golden years, along with how their
owners and veterinarians keep them
feeling young.
45 RECYCLING ON THE
FARM
Equinomics > How to set up a farm-
friendly recycling system, as well as
reuse common materials around the
barn.
48 FARM CALL
Staying Sound Post-Tendon
Injury
49 SHOPPER'S PADDOCK &
ADVERTISING INDEX
An officiAl AAEP
MEDiA PArtnEr
sEnior sPort
horsEs
go grEEn
A sPotlight on
Eco-friEnDly PrActicEs
AnD rEcycling tiPs
YOUR GUIDE TO EQUINE HEALTH CARE
FEBRUARY 2016
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diseases d i s e a s e s
interspecies
is Your Horse
at risk?
COMING NEXT MONTH
> Commonly Asked Vaccination
Questions
> The Long-Toed,
Low-Heeled Hoof
> How to Compost Horse
Manure
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VOL XXXIII NO. 2 FEBRUARY 2016 TheHorse.com
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