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How to Safely Introduce Dogs and Horses
If you're considering introducing your dog to your horse, here are a few steps to help ensure the meeting goes well....
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Horse Trailer Checklist
It's about that time, the temps are climbing and you're ready to hit the road to the next show, event, rodeo or trail ride. But before that can happen, a well-operating horse trailer is a must. Here...
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How to Take a Photo of Your Horse’s Topline
Capturing photos of your horse, especially 'before and after' ones, can be very rewarding. It's exciting to see the progress made from a new feeding regimen, new product or new routine. So to make the...
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3 Tips for Better Horse Photos
We all love our horses and want to remember them forever, so we take lots and lots of photos of them! But the truth is, horses are not easy to photograph! Their long faces and bodies are prone to dist...
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Avoiding a Hay Belly
Willow has had 4 foals, and as a result, tends to show characteristics of a hay belly. As equine nutrition experts, we have often heard “my horse has a hay belly, what should I do differently?&#...
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Group Feeding Tips for Small Facilities
We are a far cry from a fancy operation with four horses on my property to manage. The horses in our herd live outside in one of two paddocks with fulltime access to a run-in shed which is divid...
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Creative Reuses for Plastic Feed Bags
Plastic feed bags, also called, poly weave bags, have been on the market for many years now and unlike their paper predecessors, there are many uses of poly feed bags once their job of delivering feed...
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Summer Horse Grooming Care
While it’s a priority to look pristine during the show circuit summer months, grooming is also important for health and comfort. Whether it’s a lazy day in the pasture, or your horse is ac...
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First Aid Horse Essentials
Being prepared to immediately give your horse first aid in the event of an illness or injury might make a big difference in the outcome of the situation. It’s wise to be prepared in case somethi...
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What’s the Shelf Life of Horse Feed?
Feed freshness is a concern for many horse owners. We all want to feed our horses the best we can. When it comes to freshness there are several factors involved, one of those being the exp...
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Reconditioning After a Winter Break: Strategic Approach to Getting Back in the Saddle
If you live in a state that has cold winters, chances are that even if you have an indoor arena you are taking a break on those dreaded frigid dead-of-winter weeks or months. But when things begin to ...
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How to Weigh your Horse Without a Scale
Don’t keep a commercial scale handy? Here is a simple and accurate way to weigh your horse without a scale at all!...
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Hauling Horses: Stay Back and Stay Safe!
The following situation comes from Joanna Russell, a Nutrena sales representative, who enjoys riding eventers and show jumpers. My father grew up on a farm with cattle and horses, he could back a truc...
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Spring Pasture Time for Horses!
Spring is an eagerly anticipated time for horse owners as it brings the opportunity to introduce their horses to lush, growing pastures. However, it is crucial to approach this transition with caution...
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Transitioning Your Horse to a New Feed
You may be thinking your horse is in need of a senior diet, or perhaps there is a new feed available that you believe is even better for your horse. Maybe you are no longer happy with your curre...
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Cribbing in Horses: Everything You Need to Know
Cribbing, the process of a horse biting down on a stationary wooden structure, applying pressure and then breathing in deeply, can be destructive to more than just your barn and stalls! While cribbing...
