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Don’t Be A Horse Whisperer

by Don Blazer | | A Horse, Of Course, Horse Care, Horse Information

Sometimes I like to pretend I’m the strong, silent type.
When it comes to horses, big mistake.
Horses don’t want you to be too strong. If you go macho-man, one of two bad things happens.

Large Animal Rescue

by Eleanor Blazer | | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses

Many of us grew up watching “Lassie”. The poor collie kept busy leading rescuers to accident-prone Timmy after he fell down cliffs, got stuck in quicksand or ended up in abandoned mine shafts.

Ichthammol – The Wonder Ointment

by Eleanor Blazer | | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses

Several million years ago horses grazed on plants that would be 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.

Leather Care

by Don Blazer | | A Horse, Of Course, Horse Care, Horse Information

A little lather is good for leather.
I’m glad it only takes a little lather, because cleaning leather tack is not one of my favorite jobs. It’s always one of those must do jobs.
Tack that is clean and well-conditioned looks better, performs better and last much, much longer

The Way Of Horses

by Eleanor Blazer | | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses

The most important nutrient, water, is also the most neglected.
Horse owners worry about protein, carbohydrates and energy, but few think about the water.
A horse can live several weeks without food, but will die in five to six days without water.

The Best Of America By Horseback

by Tom Seay | | Best of America by Horseback

As we enjoy this Christmas season with our friends and family, it is the most appropriate time to...

Managing and Feeding the Weanling

by Eleanor Blazer | | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses

Caelan (a warmblood) is a weanling with a challenge.
Every full sister and brother acquired developmental orthopedic disease (DOD).
DOD is the term used to describe musculoskeletal problems in growing horses.

The Roman Empire owes the horseshoe.

by Don Blazer | | A Horse, Of Course, Horse Care, Horse Information

There’s no doubt about it. Without the horseshoe there would never have been a Roman Empire. Oh, there might have been a good-sized Roman state, or even a major sphere of influence, but an empire? Hardly!
In order to build an empire, the Romans had to travel great distances and win great battles.

The Art And Science Of Horse Care

by Eleanor Blazer | | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses

There are some people who are given a gift…the ability to interact with horses. These special few know instinctively what a horse needs, and how to get a horse to respond in a manner totally foreign to the horse. When asked, “Why did you do it that way?”, they have no answer.