Category Archives: Health

The Weanling Diet

Weanlings have intensive nutritional needs and you shouldn’t start feeding them like a smaller version of an adult. Nutrient dense diets are those that have high levels of protein/amino acids...

Stay Ahead of Fall Laminitis

There are many possible causes of laminitis but the vast majority of cases have a hormonal/endocrine root. There is a peak in the spring, related to grazing young, high sugar...

How to Stay on Your Farrier’s Good Side

You know how to communicate with your hairdresser so you don’t walk out looking like Frankenstein. Same for your dentist, veterinarian, doctor, manicurist, etc. But farriers are another breed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXNOK4Jgsg8 After years...

Nancy’s Story, Full Frontal Foal Friday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGlWVcnE9sg It is never easy to start a story with "After the loss of the mare to foaling..." Skipping ahead to happier days, we bring you Nancy! A purebred homozygous black...

Summer Coat and Skin Care Tips

Even if your horse has no skin allergies and manages to avoid wounds or infections, summer still poses threats to the skin and coat. Bleaching and fading related to sun...

Your Fly Season Game Plan Is Here!

With so many  products to choose from, combatting seasonal insects can be a tough decision. Understanding the options available is a great first step, and Absorbine offers four distinct UltraShield fly control...

On the Muscle

From sales yearlings to seniors, pleasure trail horses to upper echelon competitors, caretakers and owners are attuned to muscle bulk. Additionally, muscle dysfunction or pain is a grossly under-appreciated cause...

Have a Horse in Rehab?

To normal people the word "rehab" likely conjures up thoughts of drug and alcohol treatment programs. For horse people it's a word we don't always want to hear; one that...

The Truth About Blue-Eyed Horses

We've all heard the familiar warnings about blue-eyed horses... "They're a special kind of crazy." "Can't work them in the bright sun." "They're a lot more prone to skin cancer."...