Guide to Supplements and Horse Care
Meet Meg, Aimee and Obsession
Name: Obsession (“Orion”) Gender: Gelding Breed: Dutch Warmblood Age: 15 Discipline: Hunter/Jumper Owners: Meg and Aimee Boyer I have owned Orion for nine years, and he has always been an enthusiastic eater, to say the least. But last spring, things changed. After a winter of showing in Wellington, FL, Orion shipped home to Massachusetts. It’s [...]
Meet Jennifer and Bachelor #2
Name: Bachelor #2 (“Otto”) Gender: Gelding Breed: Hanoverian Age: 15 Discipline: Hunters Owners: Jennifer Porter Otto was imported from Germany in 2000 when I purchased him to be my partner in the Adult Amateur Hunters. For the first few years, everything went great — he was healthy and happy. At some point, he started having [...]
Meet Sue and Tinsel Town
Name: Tinsel Town (“Linus”) Gender: Gelding Breed: Thoroughbred Age: 6 Discipline: Hunters Owners: Sue Simon I purchased Linus shortly after he came off the track. Like many OTTBs, he was lean and a little anxious. After giving him some time off, I slowly started him back into work. I knew that many performance horses suffer [...]
Meet Libby and Hot Rockin Potential
Name: Hot Rockin Potential (“Sonny”) Gender: Gelding Breed: Quarter Horse Age: 6 Discipline: Western All Around Owners: Libby Ridner I’ve owned Sonny for two years now. Together my trainer, Whitney Lagace, I’ve brought him along in trail, horsemanship, and western pleasure. We compete a lot, so we are constantly traveling, which I know can be [...]
Meet Danica and Cody’s Cutee
Name: Cody’s Cutee Gender: Mare Breed: Quarter Horse Age: 4 Discipline: Western and English Owner: Danica Norred Cutee has always suffered in the summer when insect bites would cause her skin to become inflamed and irritated. We tried everything to give her comfort from the horrible insects we have here in the south—fly sheets, organic [...]
Meet Elaine, Aspen and Major Distraction
Name: Major Distraction (Fidget) Gender: Gelding Breed: Quarter Horse Age: 9 Discipline: Hunter/Jumper Owners: Elaine and Aspen Holeman Fidget’s hooves used to crack and chip constantly. His hoof growth was so slow, it took forever for the damaged wall to grow out. We worked with our farrier and tried a lot of hoof conditioners, but [...]
Meet Kimberly and Junior
Name: Junior Gender: Gelding Breed: Trakehner Age: 7 Discipline: Jumper Owner: Kimberly Lynn I’ve owned Junior since he was a baby. As he was growing up, we noticed that his right front hoof was not as healthy as it should be, with a weak wall and thin sole. We started doing corrective shoeing, but I [...]
Soundness Exam
You’ve browsed our Supplement & Horse Care Guides, talked to your vet and Googled ‘glucosamine.’ But how much do you really know about joint supplements? Put your joint savvy to the test and find out if you could be smarter about your horse’s joint health! 1. Approximately ________% of lameness problems in horses are related [...]
Adored in All Arenas
If you want to shop with confidence, head to SmartPak.com. Not only do we test every product on our own horses, we’ve got over 45,000 product reviews written by horse owners just like you. Check out these top picks, broken down by discipline, or go online and read thousands more! Hunter/Jumper Keep Your Cool Fashion [...]
Meet Kelly and Hotrods Are Tempting
Name: Hotrods Are Tempting Age: 4 Gender: Gelding Breed: Quarter Horse Discipline: Western Pleasure & Western All-Around Owner: Kelly Lange Hotrod tends to be a worrier, and he used to spook very easily. He would get tense and was inattentive when there was a lot of commotion going on around him. I started him on [...]
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Behind the Look: “December 25th”
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Behind the Look: “December 12th”
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Meet Sarah and Remi
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Behind the Look: “January 18th”
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No More Deworming Rotation Chart?
December 6, 2011 15:12
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Lauren Noyes:
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Susan Kirkland:
I spoke to my other vet today. He does my dog and cat, but has done horses also. -
Jessica Sanders:
I've used the fecal tests before. You can give samples to your vet and he/she ca -
Susan Kirkland:
I have asked my vet and even did a fecal egg count during annual check-up. He r -
Brenda Miller:
I have been told you can mail a fecal sample and have it analyzed for which worm
