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Dr. Christine King
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On this page are links to free downloadable articles on horse health written by Dr. Christine King for various horse magazines. You are welcome to read, download, and print them for your own use.

As already mentioned, each article is copyrighted, so if you want to use any of these papers in any sort of publication (web site, printed media, etc.), then please contact me for permission and guidelines for reuse.

Most of these articles are PDF files, so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them. (Acrobat Reader is a free download from Adobe.)

Enjoy!

FEATURE ARTICLES:

* Feeding horses on a tight budget - on economising without compromising

* Feeding dogs: Eat simply, live well - on feeding a great, nature-inspired diet

* Trimming & shoeing for comfort, performance, and injury prevention (3.8 MB)

 

Feeding and Digestive Health

Digestive disorders and the emotions (85 KB)

Healthy eating, part I (140 KB)

Healthy eating, part II (130 KB)

Loose stool (76 KB)

Why do horses eat dirt, wood, and other indigestible things? (152 KB)

 

Performance-Related Topics

Adaptogens - stress, performance, and adaptogenic herbs (160 KB)

Care of the horse's back (104 KB)

Do horses get fibromyalgia? (165 KB)

Exercise-induced muscle problems and breed (88 KB)

Going barefoot - thoughts on the shoes vs barefoot debate (132 KB)

Saddle fit basics (725 KB)

Shipping - long-distance transport and the performance horse (176 KB)

Training the young horse (430 KB)

 

Therapy

Alternatives to bute, banamine, and other NSAIDs (116 KB)

Glucosamine-chondroitin supplements (92 KB)

Movement as therapy (64 KB)

 

Breeding and Mare/Foal Health

Bacteria and foal health (112 KB)

Breeding - making responsible decisions (190 KB)

Feeding your pregnant mare (225 KB)

Infertility in older mares (124 KB)

 

Specific Health Issues

Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) (236 KB)

(also see Thyroid hormones and EMS)

Nasal congestion (60 KB)

Neurologic herpes (128 KB)

Thyroid hormones and EMS (140 KB)

 

General Management

Fly control (72 KB)

Health status (68 KB)

Making do - keeping horses healthy in an imperfect environment (100 KB)

Natural dewormers (116 KB)

Vaccination - thoughts on the vaccine debate (108 KB)

West Nile virus in western Washington (216 KB)

 

Other Topics

the Gift of believing; Christmas 2006 (68 KB)

Integrative veterinary care - the best of both worlds (100 KB)

Wellness - what does "wellness" mean? (112 KB)

White crows - studying health to understand disease (104 KB)

Winter health - why do we get sick in the winter months? (84 KB)

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