Category

Horses

30 Grooming Tips To Transform Your Horse

By | Horses

From Horse Illustrated magazine- May 2006 1. Ask your vet about adding vegetable oil or an essential Omega-3 fatty acid supplement to your horse’s well-balanced diet for added shine. 2. Sponging your horse’s face clean after exercise helps prevent fungal hair loss. 3. Keep different sized sponges for different duties…

Read More

Safety Rules For Picking Up Your Horses Feet

By | Horses

This is from the interesting website The Horse Lover’s Corral. 1. Safety Rule 1 is “No surprises.” Make sure your horse knows you’re there – approach so he can see you (I usually come in diagonally from the front toward his right shoulder), and talk to him as you do….

Read More

New Treatment For Tendon Injuries.

By | Horses

By Carolyn Heinze in The American Quarter Horse Journal It’ a common-enough occurrence: A horse bows a tendon, is put out to pasture for six to 12 months and returns to work, only to injure himself. As is the case with so many other leg-related problems, with bowed tendons, a…

Read More