There are a lot of opinions floating around about how to feed horses, when to feed them and what to feed them. In this video I talk about the importance of using hay bags to feed horses so that they always have food around 24/7. By making sure that horses always have hay or grass…
Category: Nutrition
Taking Care of Horses : Winter Water
A very important thing to think about in the winter when the temperatures go below freezing, is keeping horse water from freezing over and becoming inaccessible. This happens a lot and sometimes the solutions can actually be quite quick and simple, it just takes a moment to help the horse out. [responsive][/responsive] Here is a…
Lena – 2008 Oldenburg Cross Draft Mare
We have a brand new mare on site that is a cross between an Oldenburg and a draft. She’s 8 years old this year and is the sweetest horse we’ve seen in quite a while. We’re not entirely sure of her background but we have been able to show that she’ll stand quietly while a…
Detecting Lice in Horses
I don’t know of anybody around that when you start talking about lice, you don’t just innately get itchy. Lice are a big deal, and if they get out of hand then they can truly mess with your horse and make it miserable. The trick is to catch them before they get too crazy, the…
Clean and Accessible Water for Horses
Something that is really important to talk about is the topic of clean and accessible water for horses. It’s a given that horses should have water available to them, surprisingly though, making sure it is clean and readily available doesn’t always happen. I say surprisingly because there are so many different problems that are perfectly…
Ripples and Rings in the Hoof Wall
Something to consider when examining the hooves of your horse, amongst many other things, are ripples and rings and bumps that go horizontally around the hoof. In a healthy hoof, there are none. There should be very smooth walls that are straight and have no deviations of growth from the coronet to the ground. There…