Another ‘C’ word
Another 'C' word...
26 October, 2020
Your Passport to Horses, Health, and History
Battening down the hatches
Never before has the phrase battening down the hatches meant more...
26 October, 2020
An independent revolution in the equine publishing industry takes hold
An Independent revolution in the equine publishing industry takes hold...
25 September, 2020
Breathing easy: wetting, soaking, or steaming your horse’s hay
Hay is the main course not the appetizer for many horses, but how can something as simple as grass that has been cut, dried, and stored for domesticat...
25 September, 2020
Getting to the sole of the matter
Innocuous or not, a stone bruise on the sole of a horse's foot can stop both of you in your tracks...
25 September, 2020
COVID clinic conversation
Calendars wiped clean. Face masks a fashion statement. Social distancing measured in feet not inches. I am waiting for historians and media pundits to...
26 August, 2020
Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours!
Three-quarters through 2020, or the COVID year, and our horses are in better mental shape than humans, I think! ...
19 August, 2020
Full steam ahead!
If dipping or soaking your horse’s hay conjures visions of wasted water, contaminated liquid, and too much time seeping away...
23 May, 2020
Soaking It Up!
In the past, soaking forage was a popular method to both decrease dust, allergens, mites, spores, and other respiratory irritants...
22 May, 2020
Time for a quick dip?
Dusty hay harbors allergy triggers. Low levels of these fine particles irritate a horse with sensitive respiratory airways....
21 May, 2020
Senior horse care basics: an ounce of prevention
Today, its common knowledge that immune systems in people over the age of sixty-five are more compromised. Advertisements for flu vaccinations, pneumo...
09 May, 2020
Senior horse basics: long in the tooth
As horses age, their ability to thoroughly chew and digest hay and grain may be affected. A tooth extraction, disease, or a dental abnormality like sh...
08 May, 2020
Senior horse care basics: kick up those hooves
Osteoarthritis, the most common form of joint degeneration in horses, can stop an equine in its tracks. Indeed, sixty percent of lameness issues origi...
07 May, 2020
From hoof to head: senior horse care basics
Is fifteen the new ten for our equine seniors? Proof of their resiliency is evident in barrel racing arenas, in the dressage rings, and along enduranc...
07 May, 2020
Staying put breeds new interests
Are you on week two, three, or five with staying at home? Are you and your horse chomping at the proverbial bit desperate to escape your boredom and a...
10 April, 2020
Quarantine is a brutal way of life for wild horses
An email I received from the Black Hills Wild Sanctuary puts the word quarantine in perspective. Rounded up, split up, segregated, and incarcerated, o...
09 April, 2020
Staying Put, Staying Safe, Staying Well
Near the end of February, I launched a freshly designed Equi-Libris website. Excited and inspired by the incredible work of EquiLuxe Marketing on the ...
31 March, 2020
Welcome the New and Improved Equi-Libris, LLC Website
Welcome to the launch of the new and improved Equi-Libris, LLC website! My name is Anna Sochocky, and I am thrilled to share my new website with artic...
25 February, 2020
Treatment of Trigeminal Mediated Headshaking
A diagnosis of headshaking can be a life sentence of pain to a horse and end any career for a rider. Learn more in my article on new treatments for...
23 February, 2020
A Herd-Centered Nirvana Profiled
A broodmare too old to produce. A failed racehorse prospect. A chronically lame workhorse. Each year, thousands of horses like these are sold at publi...
02 June, 2019