Antibiotics: Your horse's digestive foe?
Veterinarians and horse owners are often faced with cases that include some type of infection or risk of infection. When this happens, antibiotics undoubtedly enter the treatment regimen.
Right?
Not exactly. Veterinarians wi…
Are your horse's hooves ready for show season?
Show
season is upon us! Let's face it, you out a lot of work into preparation and the last thing you want your horse to do is lose a shoe and
come up lame. What a waste of time and money. But, being proactive and involved in your
horse’s hoof c…
Understanding What's In Your Digestive Supplement
We hear terms like "probiotic" and "psyllium" tossed around a lot (especially when it comes to supplements), but do you actually know what they are and what they do for your horse?
Before we begin defining common ingredients, check out th…
Camping with your horse. Are you ready?
You’ve
been saying it for years, how much you’d like to go camping…with your
horse. You spend countless hours on
the
trail, your horse is as steady as they come and you’re ready to take that
next step; a night alone, under the
star…
The Back Pain Breakdown: Part 2
There was such an
amazing response to
last week’s blog
about management of chronic back pain at home and so much information I simply
couldn’t squeeze into a single blog post that adding a “Part 2” seemed only
fitting.
I’m
not sure t…
Psyllium: Debunking the Myths
Let’s face it, there’s
A LOT
of stigma, hype and superstitions surrounding the ingredient psyllium use in horses. Traditionally, it’s been used for sand
clearance in seven-day purges but, do you know
why
you feed it that way? Do you k…