My Neutral Stance on Horse Racing
I had a small thing to think about this weekend (my neutral stance on horse racing) that has inspired me to… well 1. to write this post and 2. to bring back to life this website/blog. Dom, a sales rep from an internet marketing company, emailed me and offered to write a guest post for [...]
Controlled Substance Act Making it Illegal for Mobile Vets to Carry Euthanasia Solution
I do not usually become involved in the legal process but this one is important. The Controlled Substance Act is making it illegal for mobile veterinarians to carry controlled substances on their trucks, such as euthanasia solution. If your horse is suffering and the worst is that it needs to be euthanized, your vet will not be [...]
Horse Nutrition Protein: My irritation becomes your knowledge benefit
OK this is very irritating – one of my clients used my name to try and get the barn owner convinced that they need change the way they are feeding her horse. Now I would not have minded if the horse owner was telling the barn owner something that I believe to be true, but [...]
Advances in Equine Dentistry – really?
Some equine dentists would have you believe that they are really advanced in equine dentistry. There are equine dentists doing full mouth balancing, filling cavities, and even root canals. It seems legitimate, the dentist really seems to know what he is talking about, seems to be selling it quite effectively and is confident that the [...]
What Hoof Angle?
Image via Wikipedia I was at a barn the other day and they had a new farrier come in and tell them that all the horses need to be at a specific hoof angle. I was asked “is this correct?” My short answer – NO There is no specific hoof angle that every horse needs [...]
6 Basic Saddle Fit Points
Image via Wikipedia There are 6 basic key elements to fitting a saddle properly to your horse. There are actually a lot more than this but the 6 basic ones will get you in the right direction. 1. Tree Angle 2. Tree Width 3. Panel Contact 4. Gullet Width 5. Balance 6. Symmetry Tree Angle [...]
