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There’s a new high-tech option for healing from fractures and other musculoskeletal problems with horses, thanks to a new computerized horse lift that reduces and redistributes a horse’s weight while it is healing. The harness attaches to an overhead rail. As the horse gets better, the system allows the horse to carry...

With an impending shortage of equine vets, it’s time the equine community starts listening—for the sake of vets and horses.

While all life may be considered a miracle, some births are extra miraculous. Napoleon, an Irish Sport/Hunter colt, was not able to stand or nurse on his own after being born, and had a worsening case of diarrhea. Despite being born three weeks past his due date, radiographs taken by Napoleon’s primary care veterinarian showed that his leg bones had not fully formed. Napoleon's radiograph showing poorly formed bones.Additionally, his mother’s placenta had strange coloring, which suggested…