Proper Dental Care For Your Horse
When Mary’s veterinarian offered to float her gelding’s teeth as part of his spring check-up, she readily agreed. The vet spent the next 15 to…
Category: Horse Health
Training Tips for Gaited Horses
As I travel around the country teaching clinics, I often see people trying to make gaited horses gait way before they’re ready. Instead of giving…
Pasture-Associated Laminitis
What exactly is pasture-associated laminitis, and why does it occur? This past spring, as I drove by emerald green pastures on my way to work,…
Viruses and vaccines: avoiding over-vaccination
Being aware of the common viruses that affect horses, and what your equine’s risk factors and options are, is your best line of defense against…
Equine Nutrition: Understanding Labels
Nowadays, marketing strategies can make any supplement or feed seem like the next miracle product. Going by all the claims out there, we should have…
Rhus Tox: Homeopathic Remedy
Troubled by a rash with blistering eruptions? You would most likely turn to the remedy, Rhus Toxicodendron, or Rhus Tox, for relief. This remedy derives…
Back on Track: Healing Heat
Back on Track products work by radiant heat. It is well established and documented that long wave infrared heat radiation has a pain reducing effect and…
The Well-Rounded Horse
When you look back over the centuries, you will find that the most highly educated, reliable and well-rounded horse is always the one used in combat.…
The Key to Equine Longevity
The average lifespan of a horse is typically between 20 and 30 years. Yet feral horses are said to live well into their 30s and…
Respiratory infections in horses
“No hoof, no horse” is a familiar saying, but “no lungs, no horse” is equally true. Understanding respiratory infections is the first step to preventing…
Bone Splints
Has your horse ever “popped a splint”? Bone splints can range from a cosmetic blemish to serious lameness that requires surgery to correct. The horse…
Freshwater Blue Green Algae
“Blue green algae and sea minerals can be used for a variety of problems including low heels, weak and crumbling hoof walls, and laminitis.” Your…
