Feeding the Easy Keeper
Friday, August 01 2014
If you have a horse who “gets fat on air” in your barn , then you are well acquainted with the “easy keeper.” Making sure that your easy keeper stays at a healthy weight can become a particular challenge during the summer, when pastures are lush. Need some help? Here are some ideas
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Is Your Horse Telling You That He’s Too Hot?
Friday, July 18 2014
Heat can be a major factor when riding during the summer. And while you’ll know if the heat is getting to be too much for you, do you know the signs to be able to recognize when the heat is too much for your horse? Here are some things you’ll want to be looking out for this summer.
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Show Day Grooming Tips
Wednesday, March 12 2014
Show season is starting up soon, which means that you’ll need to have your horse turned out and presented in his very best.
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Freeing a Cast Horse
Wednesday, March 05 2014
If you’ve ever seen a cast horse, it’s an image that you’re not likely to forget.
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Moon Blindness
Wednesday, February 19 2014
Horses depend greatly on their senses, including their sense of smell, sound, and sight. Moon Blindness is alarming because it threatens the horse’s sight, frequently leading to blindness
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Preventing Ulcers
Friday, January 03 2014
Gastric ulcers, painful sores which form on the lining of a horse’s stomach, can occur and reoccur many times throughout a horse’s life. Ulcers can make your horse uncomfortable , unhappy, and unwilling to work, and treating ulcers is a long and expensive process
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Combatting Stall Rest Boredom
Wednesday, October 23 2013
A diagnosis of an injury requiring stall rest can strike fear into the heart of any horse owner, but it doesn’t have to.
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Guest Post: Diagnostic Imaging for Your Horse
Tuesday, September 17 2013
What do you do when your horse develops a lameness? If the lameness is pronounced or persistent, you will call your equine veterinarian. Your veterinarian is an expert in movement and anatomy, but he or she may recommend diagnostic imaging to better understand the nature and extent of an injury
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Helping Your Horse to Lose Weight
Wednesday, September 11 2013
Obesity is a common problem among horses, and it can have negative effects on your horse’s health. If your horse needs to lose weight, there are a number of ways you can help him to do so gradually and safely
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A Look at Strangles
Wednesday, September 04 2013
Strangles.
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