Category Archives: General Equine Care

Stretches for Horses – Tips & Hints

From:  http://www.animalnaturopathy.org/ Just for fun and your information, I wanted to share a few tips on how to keep any stretches you do with your horse safe and effective Have a sense…

The IR Horse

This is a brief summary of what I studied this morning: Some quote from studies that might help: (I made some notes in [brackets] following specific quote. “Interestingly, fiber from…

Does your horse get enough of the “B” vitamins? “all your B vitamins from 1-17 occur because they’re nitrogen based with the proper bacteria in your gut. ” If your…

Feeding Time at the Zoo …

Luv, luv, LUV this!  So much FUN!   [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHeS9IVHZQA&w=480&h=360]

How to take your horse’s VITAL SIGNS

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LEARN TO TRIM YOUR OWN HORSE’S HOOVES!

LEARN TO TRIM YOUR OWN HORSES’ HOOVES! 10 week home-study on the theory and care of holistic, natural barefooted horses. Start anytime and work according to YOUR schedule and at…

Life’s Lessons

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested…

The Perfect Hoof?

The “Wild Horse Hoof” … yes, still held as *the* hoof by which to model our hoofcare.

However … to my professional colleagues I ask — what domestic horse, in today’s world, eats nothing but live, fresh forage, no artificial drugs or chemicals, travels upwards of 20 – 30 miles a day over 200 square acres of varied terrain, lives in family groups within a herd of hundreds and has NO human interference?

I’d venture to say that each one of you answers the same – NONE.

The Benefits of Preventative Diet

(Note: Although these vitamins, minerals etc. were written to describe the benefits of Dr. Andrew’s Canine Supplement the benefits go cross-species. The properties apply to all mammals including horses (and horses’ humans!) After all, Hippocrates stated, “Let thy food be thy medicine and they medicine by thy food.” … some statements stand true forever … )

EQUINE MASSAGE!

Spring Conditioning!  Yay! Time to start getting your horse out of the ‘garage’, dust him off and getting back to work. Bringing back the horse from a lengthy winter off…

Big Pharma’s Gaming of Medical Studies

Big Pharma’s Gaming of Medical Studies …  http://tinyurl.com/84ahst2   For all who think that double blind scientific studies are the last word …

Chromium for the IR Horse

One of the most advised additive for the IR horse’s diet is Chromium. Chromium is found in vegetables and fruits. Particularly: spinach, broccoli, garlic, basil leaves, lettuce, fresh chili, green…

Communicating with Animals & Homeopathy

In my ‘line of work’ I need to be able to communicate with the 1000 lb. critters without voices of their own. Horses are unique simply because of their size…

Mark Rashid quotes – awesome!

– Almost always, the way to get a better response is to back the pressure off,instead of adding more. via [IceHorses] rashid quotes.

Can oats help prevent colic in horses? – Horse Health

Edited press release :: http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com Oats have historically played a major role in the equine diet, but very few people understand the nutritional benefits oats have over many other cereal grains. One of…

How Many Calories a Day are You Feeding Your Horse?

Wanna know how many calories your horse is getting from the feed you’re giving him? Check this out from Infovets.com: Converting crude fiber on a feed tag to digestible energy (DE) Mcal/lb: Many…

10 Secrets to Healthy Hooves …

OK Folks — sending in the first order for PRINTED COPIES of “10 Secrets to Healthy Hooves” tomorrow … if you want your order to go in with this one,…

What is WHOLE vs. what is PROCESSED?

There seems to be some misunderstanding about what constitutes a WHOLE food and what defines PROCESSED foods. The information below will clear that up for anyone who might be confused: …

WEIGHT LOSS and WINTER

WEIGHT LOSS and WINTER Gwenyth Browning Jones Santagate Copyright 2011. All Rights Reserved. Question from local forum:   “Last winter my horse lost a bit of weight, and I have…

Question of the Day

Question of the Day from an online Horse/Hoof forum: My farrier has told me that [Dobbin] needs a supplement to strengthen her hooves. She said there are lots out there…