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One of the most common health horse problems are:

Colic, they get this from eating dirt or bad hay (moldy hay usually) so it is always a good idea to but the hay in a feeder when they are in the paddock so that they don't get as much dirt when they eat it off the ground.

Laminitis, a disease of the hoof, That is wher the hoof goes bad and the horses crown bone starts to protrude through the bottom of the foot. This causes lameness and as far as I know is not curable unless you go thru lots of surgeries and then there is no guarentees.

Poopies, this is when their diet changes or even when you move them to a new place, I think it is more anexity related. Anyway to clear this up you need to clean the area with a betadine solution and dry then apply a flim of diaper rash cream to the affected area.

Keep there eyes clean and during the summer make sure that you either use a fly sheet or fly spray when they go out to the paddock this helps prevent fly & misquote bites that may transmitt the West Nile Virsue. West Nile is also another reason to keep ther vaccinations up tp date.
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