Vitamin E for Horses Today we’re talking about vitamin E and horses. Believe it or not, vitamin E is incredibly important to your equine friend. Vitamin E is an essential nutrient that can’t be created by horses themselves, meaning they need to acquire it through proper diet. Horses can get their vitamin E in a …
Best Horse Vitamin and Mineral Supplement The primary source of vitamins and nutrients for your horse is always going to be from meal and feed. Equines will always depend on their main meals to get all the vitamins and minerals that their bodies require. However, sometimes they don’t get everything they need from just eating …
Vitamin D for Horses If you’ve ever wanted the run down on vitamin D for horses, you are in luck! Today we will be talking all about vitamin D and what it can do for your equine pal. First of all, let’s talk about what vitamin D really is and how it’s available for your …
The Best Clippers for Your Horse It’s time to get the best clippers for your horse. If you’re interested in training during colder temperatures and you want your horse to dry quicker after its exercise, you need to start doing body clipping. Body clipping basically means shaving the thick winter coat off your horse in …
Sire Dam Horse Pedigree Terms Today were going to be going over some horse pedigree terms. This stuff can be pretty complicated, so pay close attention. If you don’t understand everything, that’s totally OK. We are going to try and explain everything in the simplest terms possible so that you can better understand the different …
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Chasteberry for Horses You might have heard a lot about chasteberry for horses, but what exactly is it? Basically, chasteberry is an extract that comes from the fruit and the seeds of the chaste tree. So yes, it is just a plant extract, totally natural. The extracts that come from the chaste tree have been …
Hyaluronic Acid for Horses Hyaluronic acid is used for horse’s joints. Yes Hyaluronic acid for horses is a thing. When dealing with the horse’s healthy joints, hyaluronic acid can work as a lubricating mechanism that encourages smooth and frictionless motion. Hyaluronic acid can also mitigate the action of inflammatory mediators inside the joint and protect …
Pinworms in horses are literally worms. This is not like ringworm, which is a fungal rash. Pinworms are little tiny worms between 1 and 5 centimetres long and they hang out inside the intestinal tract of horses. They can attack a horse of any age, but it’s more often the young horses that get infected. …
What are the Best English Saddle Brands? It’s always hard to choose the best English saddle. There are so many brands making so many great saddles! You have Wintec, Dover Saddlery, Circuit, and Steffen’s just to name a few of the biggest players in the game. But it’s hard to narrow down which of these …
Are You on a Horse Vaccination Schedule? Every horse owner should understand the vaccine recommendations for their animals, and be on a horse vaccination schedule. Protocols do change relatively frequently based on vaccinations as they become available, as new research comes out, and whenever there is an outbreak. But overall, the recommendations are pretty consistent. …
