Tom McCutcheon Rehabilition Center

Supplements for the Horse Respiratory System

What supplement can I use as a bronchodilator for endurance race horses in a dusty environment?

A Groom’s Tale: Part I

Let me start off by saying that I love grooming. Love it. When I first started riding, I was at a total do-it-yourself barn. The idea of someone else grooming and tacking for you was simply unheard of. I learned how to pull a mane, braid and clip by watching the older girls and then [...]

That’s my horse, no it’s not, yes it is…

Some day’s jokes are funny even without knowing the rest of the story; well then again I do know the rest of the story. Let’s just say that I know someone who may be trying to challenge me for the worst ability to recognize a horse.

Hoof Supplements vs Hoof Topicals

It’s rained on and off here outside Chicago for a while now. Due to standing in water, our horse’s hooves got soft. Our vet told us to give him Farrier’s Formula supplements, which we did.

Meet Hannah and Barbie

A year ago our twenty year-old quarter horse mare, Barbie, started showing signs of stiffness, soreness and discomfort. She was starting to slow down and show a noticeable “hitch” in her gaits.

Rapid Weight Loss in Horse

I have an 8-year-old gelding, purchased under a year ago. He has been in pasture w/ my mare and filly they are fat and gaining weight and look good, however; he is losing weight.

GMHA Training and Novice 3-Day Event – Day 3: Endurance

After an early arrival to get the horses fed and get all the tack and equipment ready, we grooms headed to the 10-minute box to help a friend, and the riders walked the course one last time. The 10-minute box was surprisingly calm and methodical, and the horses coming in looked to be in great [...]

GMHA Training and Novice 3-Day Event: Day 2

Braiding Dusty was a team effort! Wednesday started out beautiful, sunny, and cool – finally! It’s been hot and humid up in New England, so it was perfect timing for the nice weather. The first jog-up started at 7:30 for the Novice horses, and it was awesome to see competitors young and old dressed in [...]

GMHA Training and Novice 3-Day Event

Greetings from the GMHA Training and Novice 3-Day Event! SmartPak is a proud sponsor of both the GMHA and the Classic 3-Day Series, so it was the perfect blog storm when one of SmartPak’s own, Colby, qualified for the event with her horse Rudder, and Team SmartPak rider Allison Springer was also competing with Nancy [...]

AQHA Youth Worlds 2010 – Home Run Hit!

Arena of Dreams – When I heard about this year’s theme for the Youth Worlds my mind immediately jumped to the 1989 film classic Field of Dreams and the unforgettable mantra “If you build it, they will come.” Well that’s exactly what the AQHA did. With 2,402 entries it is obvious that the future of [...]