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Deafness in American Paint Horses Examined
Paint Horses with certain coat patterns and blue eyes are more at risk for deafness than others.
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Cold-Weather Equine Ear Protection?
November 20, 2012
Do horses living outside need their ears protected during cold weather?... Read More
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Listen Up: Horses Demonstrate Auditory Laterality
January 20, 2010
A neighborly neigh is processed in a different way than other whinnies, meaning that horses have brain side preferences for sounds, according to a new study by French researchers. The phenomenon, known as &... Read More
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Deafness in American Paint Horses Examined
December 03, 2009
Paint Horses with certain coat patterns and blue eyes are more at risk for deafness than others.... Read More
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Guttural Pouch Anatomy, Problems Reviewed for World Equine Vets
November 08, 2009
Guttural pouches are more than just ill-defined air-filled vats located somewhere in the horse's head, said Julie Fjeldborg, DVM, PhD, an associate professor in the department of large animal sciences at the University of Copenhagen,... Read More
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Study: Horse Whinnies Packed with Information
October 05, 2009
Through their whinnies, horses convey specific information about their identities, including sex, height, and weight, according to French researchers. Acoustic analyses of whinnies and the reactions of horses to various recorded whinnies also... Read More
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Earplugs for Equines: Can You Hear Me Now?
May 04, 2008
"If you are going to submit your horse to repetitive loud noises, earplugs are a good idea," said Lucy Hirsch, DVM, of Jackson Animal Clinic, in Platte City, Mo. The bonus? Not only can they protect the horse's ears, they can help the horse perform m... Read More
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How to Block the Ear
April 06, 2008
A few horses out there like to have their ears rubbed, but many are tolerant of ear handling at best, and violently ear shy at worst. When these horses need to have veterinary work done around their ears, such as biopsies or stitching of... Read More
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Anatomy -- The Head and Neck
April 04, 2008
No matter the conformation of your chosen breed, the heads and necks of horses serve many purposes. ... Read More
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Damaged Ear Repaired
November 01, 2005
A horse's ear is designed distinguishing fine sounds at the same time protecting the sensitive inner structures and communicating with herdmates. The ear of an 18-month-old Belgian Warmblood filly was injured, which resulted in the ear... Read More
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Ear-ly Warning Systems
September 01, 2005
Because we rarely encounter problems with our horses' ears, we often take them for granted. The equine ear, however, is an indispensable communication tool. A horse's acute sense of hearing allows him to detect danger, communicate with other horses... Read More
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Dealing With Warts
August 01, 2004
Awart is an epidermal (skin) tumor caused by a variety of different viral infections. Remember that the word tumor simply means lump or mass and does not always infer cancer. In medical terms, warts are typically referred to as papillomas... Read More
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Ear Teeth?
October 01, 2003
My yearling Standardbred colt has been diagnosed with a dentigerous cyst by the veterinarian. Can you possibly give me some information on this type of cyst?... Read More
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Cold-Weather Equine Ear Protection?
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Ear Teeth?
Q. My yearling Standardbred colt has been diagnosed with a dentigerous cyst by the veterinarian. Can you possibly give me some information on this type of cyst? Marylee Dentigerous cysts, also known as temporal odontoma, temporal teratoma, heterotrophic polydontia, or ear teeth, are
