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For more information about colic prevention and treatment, ask your equine veterinarian for the “Colic” brochure, provided by the AAEP in partnership with Educational Partner Bayer Animal Health.  Additional colic information is available by visiting the AAEP’s horse health web site's Horse Owner Section, http://www.aaep.org/index.php.

The American Association of Equine Practitioners, headquartered in Lexington, Ky., was founded in 1954 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and welfare of the horse.  Currently, the AAEP reaches more than 5 million horse owners through its over 9,000 members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry.

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Fall Vaccine Reminders:  Courtesy of Minnesota Valley Veterinary Service
Horses need a Flu/Rhino booster and fall dewormer.

After the first frost, horses should get their fall wormers.  You should make sure to use a product with ivermectin in it to kill bots!  The gals at Minnesota Valley Vet recommend using Equimax which also gets tapeworms because it contains Praziquantel.  Tapeworms have shown to be one of the leading causes of colic.

Fall is also a good time to make sure your horses teeth have been floated.  Having your horses teeth in good shape will allow them to better utilize their feed over the winter months and help to prevent weight loss.
Core Vaccination Guidelines.  Courtesy of the AAEP, American Association of Equine Practitioners
The AVMA defines core vaccinations as those “that protect from diseases that are endemic to a region, those with potential public health significance, required by law, virulent/highly infectious, and/or those posing a risk of severe disease. Core vaccines have clearly demonstrated efficacy and safety, and thus exhibit a high enough level of patient benefit and low enough level of risk to justify their use in the majority of patients.”  The following equine vaccines meet these criteria and are identified as ‘core’ in these guidelines:                             
• Tetanus
• Eastern/Western Equine Encephalomyelitis
• West Nile Virus
• Rabies
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