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Flax.  Fish oil.  Chia.  Krill.  Algae.  By the time I write this there could be another source, also claiming to be the best for some reason.  Do you need to supplement omega-3 fatty acids?  If so, which source is best? ...

Mineral analysis, a hairy tool for preventive health. When Gold Medalist and three-time National Dressage Competitor Shannon Peters showed her nine-year-old Grand-Prix horse Flor De Selva in 2009, she had no idea that Lyme disease and chronic weakening would soon ...

If you suspect a horse is not receiving adequate care, it is important to take proper steps to report it. We’ve all been there, though no one ever wants to be. You take a new back road route on your ...

Planting A Medicinal Herb Garden For Your Horse. Before horses were domesticated, they roamed free and kept themselves healthy by grazing on a large variety of plants. They used their deeply-ingrained instincts to seek out the plants they needed to ...

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 ...

Detox diets are all the rage for people, so it’s no surprise we’re considering them for horses too. Let’s look at when your horse might benefit from toxin elimination, and how it can be done. You’ve probably heard of all ...

It’s rapidly gaining in popularity, and no wonder. These tips will get you started and help you select the best slow feeder method for your horses. The slow feeding movement has come a long way in the last several years ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...