Does Your Dog Have Arthritis?
Canine Arthritis is a painful and progressive joint disease common in older dogs. In some cases, it can affect younger dogs especially those with genetic predisposition to the disease. Dogs with arthritis will experience many painful symptoms li…
Stop Pampering Your Pony: 3 Things You Can Do For You
We're riders. We go to the barn, spend the time to ensure our horse is immaculately groomed, their tack fits just right, and their backs are plenty warm before we put them to work - but what about us? So often, we spend so much time fussi…
Poultice: Do you know what you're missing?
While commonplace in the racing and eventing world, poultice isn't often utilized in other disciplines. Much of that is simply due to the fact that riders are creatures of habit; we use what we know and we know what we're taught. If you g…
The Art of Bandaging
Bandaging your horse's lower legs can be an important part of your daily care routine. Because of the delicate nature of the lower limb, it is vitally important to understand when and when not to use bandages and also how to apply them properly…
Don't Be Scared of Scars
No matter how they are created, all wounds go through the same healing process and there are very specific stages through which the wound should progress in order to minimize scarring or hair loss.The body’s initial reaction to the wound is to r…
3 Tips For Choosing the Right Equine Shampoo
When the weather gets warm, we turn to the hose to help us keep our horses cool, clean and happy. After exercise or competition, our horses are continually doused in bath braces or shampooed daily (sometimes twice!). Grey horses and those…