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  • Botulism Beware   By Jess Hallas-Kilcoyne           Commonly found in soil, decaying animal carcasses, and, sometimes, decaying plant material, Clostridium botulinum is the bacterium responsible for producing the toxins that cause botulism. These powerful toxins prevent the release of neurotransmitters that [...]

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    ARE THE WILD HORSES A HERITAGE It is an interesting question. Should the wild horses be declared a heritage specie as opposed to an invasive specie?  It was originally thought that perhaps they were brought by settlers or armies.  But if they are reintroduced native then they can be considered to be heritage species and should not be slaughtered.  This is the premise of the Canadian [...]

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    "Screens for barns," a word that most people are telling Horse Fly Net they use when doing a Google search for their stable or run-in-sheds. Why not? Screening is the same technique we use to protect our own homes from the multitude of flying insects which follow the light at night and enter our homes. But, Horse Fly Nets are more than just a barrier against the aggravation of flying insects. [...]

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      Sweet Itch photo from Lingfield Equine Vets   "Sweet itch in horses, ponies and donkeys is an allergic response to the saliva in the bite of the Culicoides midge (gnat, no-see-um, punky) and to a lesser degree the black fly(Simulium Equinum),  horn fly and stable fly which gives rise to intense itching" says Stephen Ashdown. Gnat Recently, one of our customers [...]

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    An unknown author once said, and I am quoting, "One can get in a car and see what man has made. One must get on a horse to see what God has made."  

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