My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Here in New England the weather has been all over the place. Friday we had a high of about 20-degrees, Saturday it was 44 and sunny, Sunday it was in the low 50s and pouring rain and now temperatures are predicted to fall back into the 20s over night. This is the type of weather […]
Read MoreHere’s an interesting article about an owner who went the barefoot route after her horse developed severe White Line disease. Competing on a barefoot horse is almost unheard of for a show hunter. However, given that they are almost always on groomed footing, I would think that more people might follow suit.
Read MoreFor several years I had Freedom in a barn that had real problems with mud in the spring. It caused some issues with hoof wall quality but never in all those years did he have thrush. Now he’s in a barn with nice dry conditions and yes, he has thrush. I suspect it occurred because […]
Read MoreI’ve always thought it ironic that humans pile their horses with blankets in the winter (although most horses are perfectly comfortable in colder weather) but aren’t concerned about heat in the summer. Freedom (and Kroni before him) always preferred cold to heat. They’d stand outside in the worst nor’easter with nose numbing temperatures yet stand […]
Read MoreI read a sad story last week. A horse owner found her young, apparently healthy, horse dead in the field when she went to bring him in that evening. He had been fine in the morning. One of the possible causes of death: ingesting leaves from a Yew tree. The leaves of the Yew are […]
Read MoreIn saddle fitting, choosing a saddle with a wide enough gullet is essential so that the saddle properly clears your horse’s spine. I’ve written about this before — Evaluating Saddle Fit: Gullet width is one of the most popular posts on this site. Here’s the third in the Saddle Fitting series from Schleese which shows […]
Read MoreRecently I tried to help someone find a home for a horse that at the tender age of six, has been declared pasture sound only. After spending thousands of dollars at a well known large animal veterinary hospital the diagnosis was severe kissing spines. While the horse looks fine at liberty, he can’t carry weight. […]
Read MoreI don’t know how these vet students from Auburn University in Alabama had time to make these commercials but they are both educational and entertaining! For more information on colic, what causes it, symptoms and treatment read: It’s Colic Season – What can you do?
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