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
Horse Health
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, pneumonia, or shingles warn...
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...
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 originate from...
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...
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...
10 April, 2020
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