Instead of plastic baggies, use food containers to premix your supplements! Many barns use a “SmartPak style” system, where you can provide SmartPaks or premix your own supplements. This makes…
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Winter Weight Check
This is a quick reminder to periodically pull your horse’s blanket off in the winter! The East Coast has been unusually cold and icy these past few weeks. The horses…
Don’t Forget About Salt!
All horses should have access to free choice salt. Many horses do not, however, consume enough on their own. That is why I recommend adding loose salt to daily rations…
Body Condition Scoring Your Horse
Body condition scoring is a very important skill to have as a horse owner. But if you’re anything like me, it can be hard to remain unbiased when working with…
More Than Salt- When to Use Electrolytes!
I don’t know about you guys, but it is HOT and HUMID where I am right now. Too hot to ride; too hot to do anything but be miserable (maybe…
Moving Your Horse to a New Farm
Over the weekend, I moved my mare to a new farm. She has been at this farm once before for a week of training over a year ago, so it…
Tips and Tricks: Feeding Groups of Horses
Ideally, horses should be separated when eating their meals, as this ensures each horse gets their full ration and supplement servings. However, it is not possible or practical to do…