Thursday, May 15, 2008
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> Visit the Jurga Report: Horse Health Headlines

> Test Your Horse's Nervous System
Use these simple checks to evaluate and monitor the state of your horse's vital stimulus-response network. By Christine Barakat for EQUUS magazine.
> Control Contagion and Keep Your Horse Healthy
When you follow some simple steps for isolating potential carriers, it's easier than you might think to protect your herd from disease-causing viruses and bacteria. By Laurie Bonner for EQUUS magazine.
> Book Excerpt: How to Assess Body Condition
Learn how to put a horse's condition into quantitative terms that even the courts can understand in this excerpt from the new book How to Start and Run a Rescue.
> Treating Sweet Itch
Sweet itch is a skin disease that has troubled horses and horse owners for ages. Here's how to treat it. By Dr. Matthew Mackay-Smith for EQUUS magazine.
> Polyurethane Horseshoes: Shoes of the Future?
Researchers study the shock-absorbing capabilities of polyurethane horseshoes. By Christine Barakat for EQUUS magazine.

IN MAY'S ISSUE
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  • Tack & Gear: Horse Protective Gear

On Watch for Pigeon Fever
Once found mainly in regions with arid climes, this bacterial infection is becoming more common in other parts of the country. Here's what you need to know.

The 9 Most Bothersome Bugs
To devise an effective strategy for controlling flies that bedevil horses, you need to account for what they eat, where they hang out and how they behave.

What's at the Heart of Breakdowns?
A California practitioner may have found the answer. By analyzing the millisecond intervals between heartbeats, she says, it's possible to predict--and prevent--catastrophic injuries and illness.

A Strong Pull
At a county fair decades ago, a boy learns the simple power of good horsemanship and discovers his life's calling.

Case Report: Amazing Mollie
Struck by lightning and left with a shocking wound, a ranch mare never falters and goes on to lead a normal life.

True Tale: A Darn Good Horse
A Thoroughbred doesn't have to run like Secretariat to be a champion in the eyes of the people who love him.

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