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Protect your horse from deadly Hendra virus and get your 2nd dose of Hendra vaccine free* *Professional fees and/or travel costs apply. Until July 31 or while stocks last. Hendra virus is a potentially deadly viral disease that can be spread from horse to horse – and from horses to humans. There’s no known cure for Hendra but your vet has a vaccine that can help prevent it. Why protect against Hendra? Hendra virus disease is a known killer in Australia – of people as well as horses.1 And it’s spreading.1–2 Fruit bats (flying foxes) are the natural hosts of Hendra virus,1 and it’s thought that the virus is transmitted from fruit bat to horses via feed contaminated with fruit bat urine, faeces or body fluids.3 Hendra virus can be spread from horse to horse and horse to human through close contact with respiratory secretions and/or blood from an infected horse, so you may be at risk as much as your horse. 3 Why risk it? http://www.health4horses.com.au/hendrafreedose References 1. State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. Guidelines for veterinarians handling potential Hendra virus infection in horses: Version 4.2 December 2011. 2. Queensland Horse Council Inc. Fact Sheet: Hendra Virus. January 2012. 3. Hess IMR, Massey PD, Walker B, Middleton DJ, Wright TM. Hendra Virus: What do we know? NSW Public Health Bulletin, 2011;22(5-6):118-22.

 Everything from walk to onetime changes in hand, and all quiet and calm and unhurried. Regards Walter News – Views – Reviews – Free Classifieds HorseOz will donate half of the proceeds from all Premium Video and Business Adds placed with HorseOz ForSale to Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria

 

This is one of the better articles I have seen about joint supplementation, quoting research rather than hearsay and sensationalism Although non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and intra-articular corticosteroids are still important for treating clinical lameness associated with OA, nutraceuticals such as joint supplements have become popular prophylactic (preventive) and conjunctive osteoarthritis therapies. These products, however, are not subject to the same extensive efficacy testing requirements as pharmaceuticals. via Joint Supplement Choices | TheHorse.com.http://www.thehorse.com/articles/31481/joint-supplement-choices Regards Walter Post your free Classified Ads at www.horseoz.com/forsale

Cancer survivor Barbara Angel tells how on her third attempt to compete in the Badminton Horse Trials Grassroots event she finally achieved her dream. Barbara was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of breast cancer last her and had a mastectomy and is still under going chemotherapy. At the inaugural Grassroots event in 2010 she broke her collar bone just two weeks before and last year was rained off so this year in glorious weather she achieved her dream.

 

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