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An Overview of Strangles in Horses

Jan 22, 2025 | horseillustrated.com | Sarah Coleman

Strangles. The name of the disease itself can allude to a terrible demise, but most horses that contract strangles recover with minimal lasting effects. If you’re lucky enough to have never had an outbreak at your barn, unfortunately chances are good you will be faced with one at some point. Discover the transmission, progression, treatment and possible complications of one of the oldest equine diseases in the world.
Equine Sedation 101

Jan 20, 2025 | horseillustrated.com | Sarah Coleman

It’s likely that at some point during a horse’s life, he will need to be sedated, either for a routine procedure like a dental float or sheath cleaning, or possibly for a serious health issue that requires the horse to remain still to receive veterinary care. Equine sedation works along the same pathways sedation does in humans: by disrupting communication in the nervous system and slowing down brain activity.
Finding the Right Bit for Your Horse

Oct 28, 2024 | horseillustrated.com | Sarah Coleman

Finding a bit that gives you the ability to communicate clearly with your horse and one that he enjoys can feel a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. While nothing can take the place of trial and error, Marty Whitehouse Riney, DVM, an equine vet specializing in dentistry and a professional horse trainer based in Kentucky, offers some tips on how to narrow the search for the perfect mouthpiece.
Livestock Health Monitoring: Know Vital Signs

Oct 24, 2024 | hobbyfarms.com | Sarah Coleman

Livestock health monitoring is critical even if you’re lucky enough to have a fabulous veterinarian who treats the myriad critters you have on hand. However, even if your vet’s incredible, learning to recognize that an animal is ill or unwell will go a long way to ensuring you’re not the owner who cries wolf and monopolizes your vet’s time with issues that aren’t actually issues.
Calm Your Horse Show Anxiety

Aug 16, 2024 | horseillustrated.com | Sarah Coleman

Horse showing can be a double-edged sword. When it goes well, it’s the best; but when it goes wrong it can really go wrong—and have long-lasting effects on your confidence and self-esteem. Once you’ve been rattled, it’s hard to calm down and refocus on why you’re there, sometimes in both the short-term (the day of the show) and the long-term (showing in general). What Is Causing Your Horse Show Anxiety?
Marietta mayor provides update to sinkhole

Aug 11, 2024 | wtap.com | Sarah Coleman

MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - The City of Marietta has been working since the end of January to figure out a plan to fix the sinkhole that opened up near the St. Mary Catholic School. Several issues have popped up while they have been working toward a solution, and Mayor Schlicher explained that the room around the sinkhole was an issue because of the building beside it. “We’ve now determined that the building adjacent to the sinkhole needs to be purchased by the city and demolished.
One person taken to hospital due to house fire

Aug 9, 2024 | wtap.com | Sarah Coleman

BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) - Crews responded to the 4000 block of School House Road at about 1:30 a.m. for a structure fire, according to Little Hocking Volunteer Fire Department’s (LHVFD) Fire Lt. David Cook. The road was shut down for about four hours while crews worked to battle the fire. Once the fire was out, according to Lt. Cook, they determined the fire started on the back porch near the grill though the exact cause is undetermined.
Decoding Sarcoids in Horses

Jul 9, 2024 | horseillustrated.com | Sarah Coleman

Sarcoids can be scary. These tumors can show up anywhere on a horse’s body and sometimes grow quickly, accounting for nine out of every 10 tumors seen in horses. They aren’t typically painful, but sarcoids often bleed if they’re bumped or scraped. They don’t spread throughout the body, but they can multiply and spread locally; these tumors tend to recur in the same location or nearby.
W.Va. Third Judicial Circuit gains second judge

May 31, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Sarah Coleman

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Raising Chickens for Beginners: 15 Tips

May 31, 2024 | hobbyfarms.com | Sarah Coleman

Raising chickens for beginners can seem daunting. Here are 15 bits of wisdom from experienced chicken keepers that they wish they’d known before getting chicks. 1. Health KnowledgeI wish I had read more about common chicken ailments before getting chickens. Finding a large-animal veterinarian in many areas of the country is difficult, but finding vets with a poultry persuasion can be even more difficult.