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Hoof Care Starts In The Gut
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They can be seen everywhere, the most unbalanced hooves, long toes, underrun heels, high heels, flares, you name it. It is truly amazing that horses with neglected hooves can sometimes bring superior performances to the table, while I would not even have given them credit for being able in taking […]
Adjusting for Winter Nutrition
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For some of us, winter has already arrived. For others, it’s just beginning in earnest. For all of us, the horse is facing some challenges. During the winter months, it is important to remember winter nutrition for horses. Whether you have to adjust your horse’s diet or add additional vitamins […]
Diet Changes for the Senior Horse
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As horses age, they may need some special considerations and diet changes to help them maintain optimal health. At the time they erupt, a horse’s cheek teeth are approximately 4” in length (including the exposed/erupted part and the portion within the jaw). These teeth wear down over time, but will […]
The Bad Boy of the Mint Family
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Watch out, especially in late summer, early fall!! Many of us who strive to provide as natural a lifestyle as possible for our horses, include herbs into the environment. The most universally included herb in a natural horse husbandry is mint. Known for its soothing effect for gastrointestinal complaints, it […]
Sheath Cleaning
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Stick my hand up where!? One of the joys of owning a gelding is periodic sheath cleaning. This is a mysterious topic to some, so Pat Harris wrote these instructions which she posted on Equine-L. Step 1) Check to make sure there are no prospective boyfriends, elderly neighbors, […]
Can an Abused Horse Be Saved?
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Tips to help a horse with a troubled past, and how to know if you’re up to the challenge. Horse for Sale: After reading the ad in the local paper, you stop by the “farm” to check out the young mare. Farm is a term used loosely—the ramshackle fences and […]
Handling Head Trauma
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The area of your horse’s face from in front of his ears down to the nose is basically composed of a thin layer of skin covering bone. There is little muscle here, and virtually no fat. The cranial bones in this area are the frontal bone, nasal bone, and the […]