Horses love to eat…and eat…and eat.  As natural grazers, most of their day is spent nibbling grasses.  If your horse doesn’t have access to fresh grass, it is important to provide him with good quality, clean hay.  But how much hay should you feed your horse?  After consulting several veterinary […]

Keeping your horse’s water tank clean and full is a chore in itself.  Add breaking ice during the freezing winter months and you have a full time job.  Access to clean water is especially important for your horse when the weather turns cold but it can be challenging for you […]

Barn chores are never ending.  Horse owners know this especially well.  One of the most important chores is keeping your horse’s water trough clean and algae free.  Providing fresh, clean water is vitally important for the health of your horse. Scrubbing the algae and grime out of a water trough […]

Keeping your horse’s water trough clean is extremely important.  Yet, most of us would rather spend time riding than doing chores.  Finding easy alternatives that help keep water tanks cleaner for longer is an aspiring goal and ongoing issue. If you ask enough horse owners, someone will eventually tell you […]

There is nothing more frustrating than spending hours of your time grooming and bathing your horse only have them roll in the dirt a few minutes later.  My gelding is no different.  His response to a nice, sudsy bath is a vigorous dust roll right after.  This got me thinking.  […]

Hoof care is critical when it comes to maintaining the overall health of your horse.  One of the most frequently asked questions I hear from other equestrians is whether their horse actually needs shoes.  This depends and is not always a cut and dry answer.  Not all horses require shoes […]