Before the rooster crows, you and your horses are already loaded up and on the road to your next event. Competition brings joy, excitement and butterflies to our stomachs, so imagine how your horse could be feeling? You guessed it, traveling and competing can bring great stress to our four-legged friends, but they will often […]
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Preventing Digestive Issues in Horses in Times of Stress
Colic is a wide-ranging term that describes any equine stomach pain or upset and is a major cause of concern for most horse owners. Colic can be caused by an abrupt change in diet, lack of exercise, change in weather or any change in environment or activity. With the cold weather that has settled over […]
How to Know the Quality of Your Hay
You walk into the barn, the horses nicker in excitement to see you and also with anticipation to get their breakfast. When prepping their feed, it is easy to determine what nutrients are found in each grain since these feeds come with a guaranteed analysis. But what about the hay? It can be difficult to […]
How to Blanket Your Horse: The Layers Explained
While you may be shivering in the barn aisle once the temperature drops below 50 degrees, horses are much more well adapted to the cold weather. As the days grow shorter, the horse responds to the diminishing sunlight by growing long hair all over the body. When it is very cold, these hairs stand up […]
