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Article: Veterinary care of carriage horses
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- DVM
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
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Working conditions spark controversy, but DVMs see their role as advocate and educator
You are on a well-deserved vacation with your family - East Coast, West Coast, it doesn't matter. You're walking down the street enjoying an art fair or browsing a line of quaint shops when all of a sudden you hear that all-too-familiar clipclop, clip-clop.
You thought you were taking a break from horses, but you look around anyway and there it is - a draft horse slowly pulling a loaded wagon full of tourists through a busy downtown area.
Because summer is the prime time for tourism, it often is hot and humid, and maybe you've wondered about the health and well-being of these horses or had to answer a ...