back when my mom was a competitive endurance rider who starting keeping one on hand in case her horse threw a shoe out on…
When people speak of a horse’s heart, they’re not usually referring to the actual organ itself. If a horse has heart, we often mean…
I have a love-hate relationship with winter. There is something so peaceful about riding my horse in the snow. It’s also so nice to…
Horses aren’t like us after all—needing a few meals a day to stay healthy. In fact, they digest food quite differently than we do….
Horses are covered in hair—it’s a fact we probably don’t think much about unless we’re in the midst of shedding season or if they…
The immune system is the primary defense mechanism against illness, not only for us, but for our horses, too. It’s an intricate network of…
The horse blankets are coming out! Many horse owners are pulling blankets out of storage and getting them ready for the cold days ahead….
Over the years, I’ve had horses experience gas colic on occasion, and what I’ve learned to associate this form of colic with is a…
Children aren’t the only ones scribbling a wishlist to Santa Klaus. Many horse owners have a few things they’d like to request, as well!…
Good hay substitutes should be high in fiber, and long-stem fiber is best because it provides adequate ‘chewing time’ that horses need to keep…