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If you’re new to horse ownership, or returning after a long break away, these are the articles we think would be most helpful/useful
Here’s the story of my very first horse trailer purchase and our very first haul, picking up our wildie, Siyone, and her filly, Posa. And what Siyone thought about my choice! It took me two full years to decide whichRead more
I have used this Colic Pump technique effectively on four different horses at various stages of colic. I first came up with this technique when my friend’s horse had a rock hard belly, no gas sounds, not eating or pooping,Read more
I was going to send this privately to the two gals who help me out with my barn chores, but then I thought: We have a lot of newbies on this blog. People who have boarded their horse for aRead more
One of my subscribers asked if I could do a video on my paddock/pasture setup for my herd of 5 horses. I live in the Pacific Northwest (Langley, BC) so my setup is designed to keep horses healthy and happyRead more
I rode my horse the other day. This sounds fairly unremarkable, but it’s been awhile. I wrote about this a while back – I gave up riding as a singular goal, or right as a horse owner, several years ago.Read more
This is an excellent presentation by an experienced Veterinarian, Geoff Tucker, who’s been to many different farms and barns. Geoff has then collected photos of some of the do’s and don’ts we can apply to our properties and barns. InRead more
Carrying on from my earlier post on herbs & medicinal plants that horses will eat, I wanted to give you some recipes for herbal blends I’ve been using with my herd. These are the herbs I get from Mountain RoseRead more
I practice a martial art called Ki Aikido, also known as the Art of Harmony or Peace. Being less about hurting people and more about energy flow and reconciliation, it takes a long time to be any good at, andRead more
Worming is something that every horse owner eventually has to come to grips with. But are we worming too often? And are the drugs even effective anymore? Not only that, but aren’t there natural alternatives to using worming drugs? Let’sRead more
The more articles I read on “normal” equine dentistry like this one, the more I suspect there is as much unnecessary dental work being done on horses as humans! For example, where is our frame of reference for making allRead more
Magnesium is another one of those minerals that is usually in crazy low amounts in horse feeds and supplements. But since magnesium is the best way to relax both the horse’s muscles and nervous system, it should absolutely be aRead more
Seems like a lot of people I know these days are keeping their horses barefoot (okay, maybe that’s because I’m getting selective about my horsey-friends), but when I first pulled my mare’s shoes six years ago, I was not exactlyRead more
We’ve talked about how the horse’s biology is not suited to the meal-based feeding schedules we so commonly keep them on. We’ve also explored how modern feeds and even hays are not optimal, and often harmful, for the horse’s digestiveRead more
In this series of posts, I’d like to draw your attention to what we feed our equine partners, and how we feed it. I would like to state that I am not a certified equine nutritionist, a vet, or aRead more
In the next three posts, I’d like to draw your attention to what we feed our equine partners, and how we feed it. In the first post, I will address how we feed our horses, given their eating practices whenRead more
