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Mare’s Diet Must Be Carefully Monitored in Final Trimester by Purina Animal Nutrition Up to 60 percent of an unborn foal’s growth happens during the last three months of pregnancy. As such, late gestation can pose nutritional challenges for pregnant mares. Unborn foals grow very slowly (approximately 0.2 pounds …
Clean Water Supports the Entire Body by Eleanor Blazer The most important equine nutrient is water. A horse can live several weeks without food, but will die in five to six days without water. Every organ in the body needs water. The digestive system requires it to dissolve nutrients …
Your Horse’s Home Needs to Make You Both Happy by Theresa Rice Sometimes life circumstances change. You move off of property, buy your first horse, or are new to an area. You need to find a place to keep your horse. But how do you choose a place to …
Many Options Offered by Karen Pickering Dreaming of that special barn? This is the time of year when improvement projects around our farms and ranches start moving from fantasy to reality. For our Barn and Farm issue The Northwest Horse Source interviewed a number of construction companies and asked …
Grow with the Gang by Eleanor Blazer Encourage your child to join a gang — it can lead to success! Kids join gangs to find a sense of community, self-esteem, recognition and moral code. 4-H provides all of these things, plus educational opportunities. More than 6 million young people …
The Wonder Ointment by Eleanor Blazer Several million years ago horses grazed on plants that would become the basis of an amazing ointment. Known as icthammol, black ointment, or drawing salve, it is used to treat wounds, skin conditions and abscesses affecting descendants of these early horses. Icthammol ointment …
Balance is Key by Purina Animal Nutrition The need for balance seems to arise in every aspect of horse riding and ownership. Your trainer pushes for a balanced ride. Your farrier trims and shoes for a balanced hoof. And, perhaps most importantly, you aim to provide your horse the …
A Winter’s Lesson by Alys Culhane The phrase “to eat crow” brings to mind the image of an individual, fork and spoon in clenched fists, white napkin tucked under chin. Before him on a plate is a cooked crow, claws facing upwards. The phrase means to acknowledge a blunder. …
Ride with Your Whole Body by Aliena Hook There’s something completely different about riding a horse bareback and without a bridle. It’s finding trust, a bond, a relationship hidden within silent communication. It’s two bodies becoming one—like a centaur—not just a rider and her horse. I have found this …
Two Amino Acids Often Deficient in Equine Diets by Dr. Eleanor Most people are misinformed about protein in the equine diet, but it’s important to get this key nutrient right. Nutrition provides powerful support to acquire and keep well-developed muscles, and it’s completely within your control. Efficient, strong muscular function …