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Showing 1 to 20 of 518 for “"Horses"”.
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Joe's Horses
… for this investigation, called ‘Joe's Horses’. The study focuses on the investigation of design elements used in the book which were included to test their efficacy in engaging this population, aiming to enhance the length of time they spent paying attention to their reading. Through an …
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Sorry Horses
<p>Sorry Horses is a cycle of stories whose central protagonists, Denver and Bonita Breeden, are siblings from the small Kentucky town of Puckett. Although they grow up in the same house, their love is tested by the different experiences they have in that house. Through the cycle, Denver and Bonnie …
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After Horses
After Horses is a a collection of narrative and verse poems centered loosely around the idea or theme of how to create meaning from the fracture and detritus of daily life. Also under obsessive consideration throughout: loneliness, the risk of human connection, the risk of a lack of human …
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Vitamin E Status of Thoroughbred Horses and the Antioxidant Status of Endurance Horses
… relatively little. Vitamin E has been studied in horses to a limited degree but not in grazing Thoroughbreds, thus the MARE Center gave me the opportunity to study vitamin E in Thoroughbred mares and foals. Middleburg is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains on Northern Virginia close to the site of …
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The production of light horses
… of selective breeding to produce superior horses; through the efforts of Virginia horsemen has been evolved a type of animal adapted to pleasure, to work, and to general-purpose functions. Although mechanical power is utilized on some farms, the motor has not usurped, and cannot usurp, the …
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ABDOMINAL PRESSURE PROFILING IN ADULT HORSES
… of ACS in people may be applicable to horses and IAH has been described within the equine literature. Consensus statements are available in human critical care advising on optimal IAP acquisition methodologies and monitoring because many variables can affect the results obtained. …
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Feasibility of Individualized Airway Surgery in Horses
… for recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (RLN) in horses. Overall, the objective was to build the knowledge of laryngeal conformation and fluid mechanics with various surgical procedures for application in patients as an evaluation for the surgery of best outcome and as a step toward …
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Unbridled: the horses of Géricault’s English Suite
… medium—lithography—and one of its major subjects—horses—in close collaboration with Horace Vernet over the course of the 1810s. This thesis argues that the English Suite breaks decisively with both the conception of lithography and image of the horse that he had once shared with Vernet. In …
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Use of Glucose Monitoring Systems in Horses
… G6 and the FreeStyle Libre, in healthy adult horses.
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Silibinin pharmacology and opportunities for therapy in horses
… evaluation of silibinin in healthy horses is a precursor to evaluation as a treatment for acute hepatic diseases in the horse. Further, liver disease is poorly characterized in horses living in the United States. Therefore, investigation of hepatic disease in horses was also …
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Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus in New Zealand horses
… frequently isolated bacterium in New Zealand horses, being mainly associated with respiratory and urogenital tract infections. However, it also has the ability to colonise and or infect a diverse range of other anatomical regions of New Zealand horses. S. zooepidemicus isolates were shown to …
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Facilitating leadership development with horses: underpinnings of practice
… with 20 years’ experience. Working with horses to give leaders feedback on their presence and impact is one of the most effective methods I have ever used. Equine Assisted Leadership Development (EALD) is a powerful experiential and embodied learning method, but some practitioners are …
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Cardiovascular Fitness of Horses Conditioned by Treadmill Work
… the first experiment, previously unconditioned horses performed a SET before and after a four week conditioning program of increasing work time on a flat (0% grade) treadmill. In the second experiment, the same SET was performed on a flat treadmill and then on an 11% grade. In the third …
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Exercise and Immunodeficiency Affect Immunoglobulins in Endurance Horses
Two studies were conducted on endurance horses predominantly of Arabian breeding participating in an 80 km ride dedicated to research in April 2001 (Trial 1) and April 2002 (Trial 2). Objectives were to determine effects of endurance exercise, antioxidant supplementation, and a feed rich in fiber …
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Vitamin A depletion and repletion in thoroughbred horses
… was to study vitamin A status in grazing horses throughout the year and to evaluate the effectiveness of vitamin A and β-carotene as supplements. Vitamin A status was assessed by serum retinol concentrations (SR) and the relative dose response (RDR) which was adapted for use in the horse. …
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Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Acetaminophen in Adult Horses
… is a profound need for clinical pain relief in horses with long term orthopedic disease whereby gastrointestinal side effects are obviated. Acetaminophen is one of the most commonly used analgesic drugs in humans, and is readily available as an inexpensive generic over-the-counter preparation. …
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Single dose pharmacokinetics of pimobendan in healthy horses
… heart failure and other cardiac diseases in horses. Pimobendan is an inodilator drug approved as Vetmedin® for treatment of canine cardiac disease. Previous research shows that pimobendan increases heart rate and contractility following intravenous administration in horses. The …
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The Clinical Pharmacology of Acetaminophen in Adult Horses
… disorders and systemic inflammation in horses. The most utilized NSAIDs in equine practice are non-selective cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors, such as flunixin meglumine and phenylbutazone, which act through global inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis and release. While non-selective COX …
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Thyroid Status in Exercising Horses and Laminitic Ponies
… and assessment of thyroid function in horses. The first study evaluated methods of assessing thyroid function in horses, including validation of an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for measuring equine thyroid hormones and development and assessment of a thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) …
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