Do you soak your horse’s hay? Those who have an emphysematous or overweight horse know what I’m talking about … This need of having to fill the trash cane with water, immerse the hay in it, take it out of the water, drain it, etc. With this eternal question always in the back of…
All riders are a little obsessed with having a pretty and well muscled horse. However, as we do not have dumbbells nor gyms for horses yet, we must train “gymnastics” with them! But how effective is this? Have you ever wondered why you are training that? How does a horse get muscled? We will…
“Swimsuit? ✅ Towel? ✅ Umbrella? ✅ Water bucket? ✅ Horse? ✅ Electrolytes? ✅ Alright, that’s everything. Silver and I are ready for summer!” Summer is just around the corner, or almost… But did you know that your horse can also sweat and dehydrate in winter? So now’s the perfect time to go over perspiration, thermoregulation, and dehydration in horses. We’ll also look at electrolytes,…
When I used to show, I thought it looked really cool to pretend I was measuring the distances between the fences and saying “Yeah there are 6 short strides, or 5 long there” when I actually didn’t know what I was doing 😂. Up until a little while ago, I still needed my little memo…
Cereals have a bad reputation these days! A lot of people say they are ill-adjusted for the horse’s digestive system, and some even speak of allergies. Through time, they have showed their nutritional value for the modern horse’s feeding (if used correctly) but nowadays this “back to the roots” movement is what society expects,…
Summer is always a weird time at the stables. Students are leaving their parents to go live on their own and live new adventures… never without Buster of course! 🐴 This change in your life can be exciting as well as terrifying when you’re afraid you’re not going to find the right stables for…