How To’s

 

This page is where we will post information on the way we handle different situations here at the ranch. We will continually add and update as time and circumstances permit.

COLIC

 

Here at Whisper Ranch, and just about every equine rescue, colic is going to happen, sometimes quite often for various reasons in various individuals.

Rescue horses are often quite damaged from abuse, neglect or both and it doesn’t take much to upset the gut.If you are not familiar with colic…have never seen one…count yourself extremely lucky. But you should learn about, just in case.

There are many videos and article on the web to learn from. You should also ask your vet to explain the symptoms to you so you know what to watch for.

We ALWAYS have this product on hand as part of our Colic Protocol.

ULCERS

 

Many rescue horses come from situations of neglect and starvation. Because of the unique anatomy of the equine stomach, horses that are denied forage for any length of time will almost certainly develop ulcers.

Many owners might be shocked to learn that even their much loved and well cared for horse could very well have (or has had) ulcers.

It is important to educate yourself … this document is a good start.

To help heal and prevent ulcers, we use this herbal blend daily.

WORN and/or MISSING TEETH

 

Here at Whisper Ranch, many of our residents are seniors, and most of them have had difficult lives. One common consequence is missing or overly smooth molars, or teeth so unevenly worn that they cannot be corrected.

Horses only have so much “tooth” meant to last them a lifetime, however many of our domestic practices shorten that time. As a result, horses that should have good, functional teeth well into their 30’s often do not. Such horses cannot eat hay, or even grass because their teeth are unable to “cut” forage into a small enough size to safely swallow.

Since horses cannot have empty stomachs (as we learned in the ulcer section above) we must provide food they can eat. To do that, we feed these horses a combination of soaked hay pellets, soaked beet pulp pellets, and soaked copra…not once a day, or even twice a day, but every 4 hours…day and night!