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May/June 2013

Featured Article

Deconstructing Deworming… Continued

By: Karin Apfel

As a follow-up to the article on new deworming practices in the Canadian Horse Health Annual, Dr. Ela Misuno, former internal medicine resident and master’s student at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, provides additional information about drug resistance and effective deworming practices, by highlighting key findings of her recent study. Read more »

Table of Contents

Is Canada Due for an Outbreak?
Mosquito-borne viruses are on the rise. Find out what you can do to protect your horse.

Feeding Guidelines: Part 2
A horse in heavy work requires additional energy and nutrients. Check out three diets that will ensure your horse gets what he needs.

DIY Injections
Learn how to give intramuscular and subcutaneous injections with care and confidence.

Turning Tune Up
Try Anne Gage’s six steps to smoother corners.

Wheelbarrows vs Stable Carts
Get advice on buying and using these essential tools wisely.

Achieving Calmness and Rhythm
Carlos Tabernaberri explains how to instill a feeling of calm in your horse, leading to willingness and rhythm under saddle.

Biosecurity Checklist
Use these 10 tips to protect your farm from disease.

Deworming Update
Get a better understanding of how to develop an effective deworming program and avoid drug resistance.

Help for the Horse on Stall Rest
Find out how to reduce your horse’s stress should he become confined due to illness or injury.

The Inevitability of Equine ID
Government agencies around the world are beginning to take equine traceability more seriously, which will, eventually, affect all horse owners.

Departments

• From the Editor
• Bits and Pieces: Wound healing, Equine Guelph business courses, equine welfare awards
• Health: Mosquito-borne viruses
• Nutrition: Feeding a horse in heavy work
• DIY Health: Injections
• Buyer’s Guide: Wheelbarrows vs carts
• List: Biosecurity checklist
• Tail end