‘Tis the season of Cupid and love, and who doesn’t love their horse? In fact, some of you have told me that you love your horse more than your significant other. (Don’t worry, I won’t tell.) While I have no qualms with you loving your horse more than your significant other, some of you are […]
The majority of the horse’s digestive tract volume is dedicated to the microbial fermentation of forage, and therefore forage should be the majority of their daily feed intake. Forage comes in many forms from pasture to hay pellets to hydroponic fodder. Regardless of where you live, it is likely that at some point in the […]
It is common this time of year to think about having your horse go barefoot during the winter months when you’ll be riding less and the ground is moist with rain or snow. Robert Barnes of Black Iron Farrier suggests that clients may want to pull just the hind shoes to start. Many horses have […]
First, pasture becomes limited or non-existent and horses must be fed hay. Hay loses many of the nutrients originally found in fresh grass, such as Omega 3, an essential fatty acid, vitamins E and C, beta carotene (for vitamin A production). In addition, exposure to direct sunlight declines during winter, limiting your horse’s ability to […]
Grand Meadows Sponsored Rider Sabine Schut-Kery and Horsegate Farm’s Sanceo debut in Florida at the CDI Pan Am Qualifier at Global Dressage in Wellington for their first show of the Season, January 16 through 19, 2015. They went on to win the Prix St. Georges on Friday with a 71.8% and the Intermediare I on Saturday with […]
