Hay types and varieties, which hay is best for your horse? Types and availability vary depending on region, and hays are representative of the climate in which they were grown. Grass hay types are divided into two categories based on where they are grown, cool or warm season. Cool season
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What bits do to horses when you pull on their mouth. Do you know what’s happening inside the mouth of your horse? Not sure which bit is best for both you and your horse? Here is a great video on what goes on inside the mouth of a horse depending
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No Horse, No Hoof. How To Build Strong Health Horse Hooves. With as much information on the nutritional building blocks of good hoof production and the great number of horses suffering from poor hoof growth, something is wrong. Instead of writing about how to help your domestic horse grow good
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Fall Transition & Chronic Horse Colic Tips. Fall is in the air! That being said, many horses will colic or find themselves in a Pre-colic situation in the Fall Transition, especially horses prone to “chronic colic.” Prevention…Colic can be caused by many different factors. During Fall and Winter, weather plays a major role.
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How Horse Bits Work – Gags, Snaffles and Their Actions. Not sure which bit to use on your horse? How do you feel about the site of a horse with eyes bulging and mouth wide open, trying to escape the pain. Here is another great video on different bits and
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Is It Colic, Or A False Alarm? Colic In Horses Sometimes you just can’t tell. Sometimes it’s a mild colic that doesn’t require a Vet even seeing the horse. Sometimes it’s as obvious as can be that something is wrong and a Vet needs to be called immediately. Sometimes the
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Horse Trailering Tips, Too Hot To Trailer Or Ride A Horse? “How Hot Is Too Hot To Ride?” Temperature + Humidity Level = 130 or higher…BEWARE! Horses get hotter much faster than you and I and are more susceptible to the effects of heat stress. It only takes approx. 17 minutes
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Soy In Horse Feeds – The Silent Antinutrient. Check those feed tag labels! Many horses are allergic to the soy that is in the horse feeds today. The horse’s body can only absorb a limited amount of iron from foods and supplements. It is easier for a body to absorb
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Sweet itch (also known as summer itch or seasonal dermatitis) is believed to be an allergic reaction to the saliva of certain biting flies and the female culicodes midge, which can cause severe skin irritation. Sweet Itch symptoms include intense itching (you may see the affected horse spending hours rubbing against
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