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Alternative Therapies: Quality or Quackery?
by: Jennifer O. Bryant
There's a Great Divide in the equine community. It's not the endless squabbling among hard-core breed or discipline disciples, and it's not the uneasy relations between animal-rights groups and equestrian enthusiasts. It's the split between those horse owners and equine practitioners who favor a solidly "conventional" approach to veterinary medicine, ...
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