Equus – August 2019

(National Geographic (Little) Kids) #1

RESEARCH & MORE


20 MEDICAL FRONT



  • Helping horses heal after
    colic surgery

  • Steroids and laminitis:
    A weak link?

  • Wild parsnip: Another weed
    to worry about

  • Medical students learn
    horse sense

  • Surprising fi ndings about
    obese horses

  • When behavior signals
    dental pain

    • How do horses perceive death?




(^98) TRUE TALE
Freeze frame:A photo taken some
60 years ago captures a moment
I’d sooner forget---when, instead of
following my instincts, I put a
horse I loved at risk.
108 CASE REPORT
How Breezy beat
cancer:After seeing a
family through trying
times, a ranch mare
developed a life-
threatening illness.
But her owners were
determined to help
her recover.
DEPARTMENTS
8 LETTERS
12 EQUUS CONSULTANTS



  • A common eye problem

    • Cushing’s and immune function

    • Special handling for arthritic
      horses

    • Risk of tendon reinjury

    • Onion dangers
      116 STOCK & TRADE
      119 ADVERTISERS’
      PRODUCT GUIDE
      119 KEYWORDS
      120 BACK PAGE
      Labor of love




THE HORSE
OWNER’S
RESOURCE

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Your
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answered
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