Sunny is another case of horse trauma caused by something that most people would consider no big deal. When she arrived, she was scarily …
Horse health
The need for good saddle fit explained clearly
I wish I had $10 for every time someone told me a saddle fitting horror story and another $10 for every horse thought to be a bad horse who …
Healing her horse’s old back injuries
You can very often RIDE your horse to wellness - in fact for some injuries, it's difficult to do any other way and takes this special kind …
Our horse’s well-being is so fundamental
Our horse's well being is so fundamental to what we're looking for with them, that if we're not paying attention to that in our riding, we …
Narel’s close call with colic – solved with colic first aid
I recently experienced my first horse colic ever. I guess I am very lucky considering we currently have 15 horses on the property and that …
It’s a great time to worm for pinworms in horses!
I rarely use a chemical wormer with my horses, but I was drawn to today. It's two days until the new moon, which is a great time in …
Exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage in racehorses EIPH
Outside the box is where I think I found the answer to EIPH Here's a heads up... If you're expecting some sort of scientific treatise on …
Riding doesn’t have to hurt your horse’s back
Does riding hurt my horse's back? That's the question I was asked by a reader who referred me to the studies that said that ALL riding …
Part One of solving separation anxiety in herd bound horses.
"Separation anxiety isn’t a training issue, it’s a trauma issue. So they CANNOT get over it when they’re in that state, they CANNOT think …
Sacro-iliac damage is fixable – in both horse AND rider.
Sacro-iliac damage is fixable in both horse and rider, although in this blog, we're just focusing on the horse. Laura wrote in with a …