Recent Blog Posts

  • Riding into the Sunset: Ways to Keep Your Senior Horse Active

    April 1, 2012
    As your horse reaches his or her late teens, they may lose some of the sprightliness it showed in its earlier years. The key to keeping your senior horse active is just that: focus on keeping up with consistent exercise, though you may need to reduce the pace and challenge of daily workouts.
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  • Treats Your Horses Will Love

    April 1, 2012
    Although making homemade horse treats may not be practical all the time, it is nice to treat your horse to something special once in a while.
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  • How to Prevent and Minimize Problems When Introducing Horses to Spring Pastures

    March 1, 2012
    For some horses, the advent of spring means that the source of forage changes from hay to fresh grass. If this is the case, the horse owner should take care to minimize the risk of laminitis as horses are exposed to fresh pastures. Why can fresh grass cause laminitis in horses?
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  • Nutrition Tips for Your Senior Horse

    January 1, 2012
    Just like humans, horses will begin to show signs of deterioration as they reach their senior years. We typically define a “senior” horse as one about fifteen to eighteen years old, although you may notice these changes well outside of this age bracket.
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  • Winter Care for Horses

    December 1, 2011
    Cold weather presents horses with some specific nutritional and management demands. As winter approaches it is a good idea to evaluate your horses housing and feeding programs to insure that they get through the cold weather in good shape. All warm-blooded animals have a critical temperature.
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  • How to Adjust Horses to the Changing Seasons

    November 1, 2011
    Changing seasons can bring about potential problems for horses and their owners. Pasture quality changes with every season, but the changes from summer to fall are especially significant. During the fall, there are often warm sunny days and cool nights.
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  • Helping to Heal a Horse’s Pulled Muscle

    September 1, 2011
    Just like any person, horses have the capability of pulling a muscle. While you might shrug it off when it happens to you, it is very important that you take care of it when it happens to the horse or there could be some very negative effects.
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  • How to Use Complete Feeds to Stretch Your Hay Supply

    September 1, 2011
    Fiery blazes, drought, and poor growing conditions have made hay difficult to find and expensive to buy in many locations throughout the nation. These conditions have left horse owners with the difficult task of finding an affordable source of quality hay for their horses.
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