Do you have a horse that is either close to retirement or is already retired? Retiring a horse that you’ve ridden for years is not easy I know I had to do that with my Arabian gelding. With age horses like humans lose their stamina, strength and flexibility. Have you thought about what your horse’s…
It’s that time of year when the bot flies come around and they drive a horse crazy because they lay eggs on them. If you’re new to horses you may find your horse out in the pasture running around like crazy and it’s because a bot fly is after them. If your horse is close…
Today I wanted to share with you some information about my horse’s eye injury. He had poked his eye on something, probably a piece of wire and it caused an ulcer on his eye. My thought was I have two different types of ophthalmic ointment that I used in the past on a horse and…
You’ll probably hear a lot of things when it comes to feeding horses which can be confusing, especially for the first time horse owners. Some of these things have been passed down from generation to generation. Some of the information is useful, but some of it is outdated and won’t apply to your horse now….
I usually don’t put a blanket on my horses. However if any of these conditions apply I would consider it: They have no access to shelter for when the temperature drops below 5 degrees, or the wind chill is below 5 degrees. The horse is old or really young – older horses need extra…
