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Racehorses are fuelled for speed, but the same high-starch diets that power them on the track can leave lasting digestive stress. Dr Tom Shurlock explains how to rebuild gut health, support condition and keep your ex-racer thriving this winter

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Not just small horses, ponies benefit from particular care and attention in certain areas. Merry Smith MRCVS explains what to watch out for

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Tessa Waugh focuses on the positives – and the useful effects of “liver-shaking” – at the start of the new year, banishing covetous thoughts of a friend’s life in the southern hemisphere