Behind the Barrels with Megan Lyerly: Raising and Starting Foals

For most people, there is nothing sweeter than a new born baby. The baby can be a human, chick, puppy, bunny or horse, and it will be considered the sweetest, most perfect being ever. No mistakes have been made yet, its skin, hair and eyes haven’t been damaged, scarred or bruised. The baby is simply […]

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Meet Hillary Irwin: Retired Racehorse Project Trainer, Competitor

Imagine being a young Thoroughbred horse; you are three-years old and already have run your last race. What is your purpose now? You’ve trained for speed, but still have lots of good years left in you. Luckily for young horses like these there are compassionate trainers like Hillary Irwin. Irwin began “restarting” off-track Thoroughbreds in […]

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A Complete Guide to Equine Colic

Colic could certainly be labeled as the most common health concern in the modern horse. In a 2017 report by Pet Plan Equine, colic was reported to be the third most common insurance claim for adult horses, superseded only by arthritis and ulcers. Combine ulcers and colic into “gut health” claims, and you will without […]

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How Antibiotics Impact the Gut Microbes

Gut Microbiota: it is all the rage right now in the equine industry. But what does it mean? The equine digestive system holds billions of tiny, living organisms that play a role in how your horse digests and processes food, and also in the onset of challenges like colic, laminitis or weight loss. (To learn […]

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