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In our science and philosophy, even, there is commonly no true and absolute account of things. The spirit of sect and bigotry has planted its hoof amid the stars. You have only to discuss the problem, whether the stars are inhabited or not, in order to discover it.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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The water for which we may have to look
In summertime with a witching wand,
In every wheelrut’s now a brook,
In every print of a hoof a pond.
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
How To Prevent Hoof Flares In The Barefoot Horse ... Hoof flares are caused by a weakening of the attachments (laminae) of the hoof wall to the coffin bone inside the foot... Horses in the wild live on rocky soil and rarely have hoof flares because constant travel over rough ground (up to 25 miles a day) keeps the hoof worn off at the correct length... Most domesticated horses don't live on such rocky soil but, even so, there is no reason that, with proper trimming and management, the barefoot horse should suffer from hoof flares...
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Sweating Summer- What You Should Know About Heat And Horses ... If this sounds like something you have experienced, call the vet immediately because your horse may have heat stress... If you don't get your horse cooled down, his blood vessels will dilate with the result being circulatory collapse, shock, or even death... To get things back to normal, you need to re-hydrate your horse and bring his body temperature back to normal...