Horse Care

When you finally make the leap and get your own horse, you end up with an unanticipated chore—mucking their stall. Until you get to do this task yourself, you’ve probably never given it a second thought. You may have paid a groom to clean the stalls at the yard where you learned or where your […]

Horses don’t just eat hay, feed, or graze. You can feed your equine friend a variety of human foods to help ensure their diet is balanced. Plus, these human foods make great treats when you are training your horse or want to spoil them a little. So what about green, fibrous stalks with leaves? Can

I’m a professional horsewoman with over 25 years of equestrian work experience – and one thing I’ve learned in my career is that paddock maintenance is essential to any horse care routine. Maintaining a paddock will keep horses safe and ensure they always have plenty of grass to eat. If you want to know how to

Taking care of hooves is a crucial part of horse ownership, and as a former racehorse stud assistant, I deeply understand the importance of healthy hooves. Hooves are everything to a racehorse and any other equine for that matter. Unhealthy hooves can result in lameness and injury, and it’s better to catch problems early before

There’s no debate about whether strawberries are delicious, but since a horse’s digestive system is sensitive, it makes sense to wonder, “Can horses eat strawberries?” Like us humans, horses have a sweet tooth. But they don’t need sugary treats like strawberries for energy. However, there are benefits to eating strawberries (even for horses).  I sometimes

As a horse owner, you probably spend much more time worrying about how much your horse eats (since that eats your budget) than you do about how much water they drink. But horses can dehydrate too, and it can have terrible, even fatal, consequences. As a stable yard manager, I have had dreadful experiences with

I love equine anatomy and studied it as a student at The National Stud in Newmarket, UK. For those who don’t know, Newmarket is the home of horseracing, and if there’s one thing a racehorse needs – it’s good legs. Leg problems are bad news for a thoroughbred, or any horse, for that matter, and

One of the things I admire most about horses is that they’re incredible athletes, and that’s why I chose a career with racehorses. Like all athletes, horses suffer from muscle pain, stiffness, and even swelling after an intense workout, and one way I like to help them recover from exercise is by rubbing them in

When you own a horse, there is never a dull moment. Whether it’s a daily inspection of their coat or getting ready for a show, the random dirt that tends to show up on your horse’s coat can leave you dumbfounded. During what every horse owner fondly refers to as “muddy season,” the mud that

Like most horse owners, I dread when my horses come out of the paddock covered in mud, dust, and other debris. A dirty horse is…well, it’s a dirty horse, and nobody wants that (especially not me). So it’s time to grab the shampoo, buckets, and sponges and head to the wash bay to give my