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Keep Your Senior Horse Conditioned

August 5, 2020December 1, 2018 by Theresa Rice

Two Ways to Help a Hard-Keeper By Theresa Rice One of the most common questions I see on horse forums in winter is how best to feed an aging horse that’s losing condition. Senior horses can have complications that make it a challenge to keep weight on. Between teeth …

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Equine Digestion Part 3

August 5, 2020December 1, 2018 by Eleanor Blazer

Horse Digestive System Designed for Continuous Forage by Eleanor Blazer Why is the small intestine 60 feet in length and the large intestine only 25 feet long? It’s a question about the equine intestine that could keep you awake at night. When you know the answer, you’ll sleep more …

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Horse Nature

August 5, 2020November 1, 2018 by Barbara Breckenfeld

Why Horses Think and Feel as They Do by Barbara Breckenfeld, LAMP If we spend much time around horses we soon realize that we can’t force a 1,000-pound animal to do anything. We also notice people who work with horse nature to motivate horses to do things because they …

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Veterinarian Julie Eihl

August 5, 2020October 1, 2018 by Kim Roe

Bringing Caring and Healing to Puget Sound Horses Interview by Kim Roe I first met Dr. Julie Eihl over 20 years ago on a late summer evening after finding my home-bred warmblood filly entangled in electric fencing. She had major lacerations to her hock and could barely walk. I …

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The Autonomic Nervous System

August 5, 2020October 1, 2018 by Barbara Breckenfeld

Understanding Your Horse’s Reactions by Barbara Breckenfeld, LAMP We’ve all experienced a horse spooking at something. It’s their fight/flight/freeze response—a physical reflex of the autonomic nervous system. Understanding this system helps us to work with horses’ physiology. First, let’s define our terms. The autonomic nervous system controls automatic responses …

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Care of the Mare and Foal at Weaning

August 5, 2020October 1, 2018 by Dr. Eleanor Kellon

Supplementation Can be Beneficial During this Stressful Time By Dr. Eleanor Kellon for Uckele Health & Nutrition With feral horses, weaning occurs naturally when both mare and foal are ready for it. When we hasten the process artificially, there is inevitable stress. Foals depend on their dams for basic …

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The Equine Digestive System: Part 1

August 5, 2020October 1, 2018 by Eleanor Blazer

Lips, Teeth, and Saliva Begin the Journey of Nourishment By Eleanor Blazer You put it in one end and take it out the other! Do you know what happens to expensive grain and hay during its long journey to become manure? Equine lips have an almost prehensile (adapted to …

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Who Are You and What Do You Want for Your Horse?

August 5, 2020September 1, 2018 by Carole Herder

Handy Hoof Hints Part 6 by Carole Herder As President of Cavallo Horse & Rider, one of the best parts of my job is hearing the heartfelt stories from our community regarding the care and progress of their horse’s hooves. Some are funny, some are sad, and some are …

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Hay! Are You Getting What You Pay For?

August 5, 2020September 1, 2018 by Northwest Horse Source

High Prices Provide Incentive to Understand Hay Quality By Stephanie Davis, DVM In most instances I would defend the idiom you get what you pay for. As U.S. hay prices have escalated significantly, it would be great if that were true. However, when it comes to buying hay, it’s not that …

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Equine Latrine

August 5, 2020September 1, 2018 by Eleanor Blazer

Most Horses’ Natural Behavior Aids in Parasite Control By Eleanor Blazer Horses have no trouble determining where to poop. Most confined horses will designate a “latrine” area––whether in a turnout, pasture or stall. My own horses leave their hay, walk across the turnout, relieve themselves in the favored corner …

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