If you are glancing out at your pasture and wondering if your horse is looking a little chubbier, you aren’t alone.  You are on the right path as a good horse owner and figuring out if your horse is overweight is the next step to take.   Checking your horse’s […]

I’ve given my horses lots of treats over the years.  One thing I have learned is that not all horses like all treats.  Pickiness is not limited to little kids.  Horses develop taste preferences too and our goal as riders and owners is to strike a balance between taste and […]

Caring horse owners wants to provide their beloved horses with all the comforts they need.  Clean water, lush pastures, quality grain, plenty of exercise and maybe a few tasty treats to spoil them right. But what about shade during hot summer days?  Do horses even need shade?  After all, how […]

The importance of teeth care is obvious for you and me, yet how many of you have given your horse’s teeth a second thought?  I know I didn’t initially.  It wasn’t until I started noticing strange things happening when my horse was eating that I began to wonder if something […]

When it comes to barn chores, every horse owner has to deal with horse manure.  And the more horses you own, the more poop there is.  You may find picking up horse manure an enjoyable task while others absolutely dread the entire process of scooping and dumping manure.  Not to […]

The truth is, you’re probably not giving your horse enough salt.  I know I wasn’t.  A single trace mineral block out in the pasture doesn’t cut it.  These rough blocks are designed for cattle not horses and your horse could be seriously lacking in the salt department. My horse was […]